[pup.pet] n, often attrib [ME popet, fr. MF poupette, dim. of (assumed) poupe doll, fr. L pupa] (1538) 1 a: a small-scale figure (as of a person or animal) usu. with a cloth body and hollow head that fits over and is moved by the hand b: marionette
2: doll 1
3: one whose acts are controlled by an outside force or influence -- pup.pet.like adj