As nouns the difference between puppet and doll
is that puppet is any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove while doll is a toy in the form of a human.
As a verb doll is
to cause to be more beautiful of attractive. See also doll up.
As a proper noun Doll is
a diminutive of the female given name Dorothy.
puppet
English
Noun
(
wikipedia puppet)
(
en noun)
Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
(lb) A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
:(Sir Walter Scott)
:
(lb) A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.
(lb) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.
Derived terms
* glove puppet
* hand puppet
* puppeteer
* puppet government
* puppetman
* puppetmaster
* puppet regime
* puppet state
* puppetry
* puppet valve
* shadow puppet
* sock puppet
Related terms
* marionette
* muppet
doll
Noun
(
en noun)
A toy in the form of a human.
(informal) Used to refer to or address a woman.
(Australia) A term of endearment (ie. darling).
Hyponyms
* action figure
Derived terms
* dollhouse, doll's house
* doll's pram
* doll up
* dolly
* Russian doll
* sex doll
Verb
(
en verb)
To cause to be more beautiful of attractive. See also doll up.
