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Teddy vs Puppet - What's the difference?

teddy | puppet |

As a proper noun teddy

is a diminutive of the male given names edward and theodore.

As a noun 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.

teddy

English

Noun

(teddies)
  • By extension, any stuffed toy.
  • A type of all-in-one piece of women's underwear.
  • * 2003 , Michelle Lee, The Observer , 4 May 03:
    • Silk teddies and negligĂ©es up front, knickers fanned out on tables in the centre, bras hanging in the back - there are no minutes lost finding your bearings.

    Related terms

    * teddy bear

    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