noun
poppet
PO-piht
noun
1
An affectionate British term for a sweet or endearing child.
""Aren't you a little poppet," she said to the toddler."
2
A small doll used in witchcraft to represent a person and cast a spell over them.
"The museum displayed an old poppet stuck with pins."
How to Use Poppet
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a term of endearment for a child, or a small effigy doll used in folk magic.
When to use it
The "sweet child" sense is chiefly British and quite dated or regional.
Word Forms
poppets plural
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Etymology
A variant form of "puppet".