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poppet
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[ˈpɒpɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an endearingly sweet or pretty child (often used as an affectionate form of address)
(e.g: ‘Here you are, poppet,’ the nurse said)
- a small figure of a human being used in sorcery and witchcraft
- a mushroom-shaped valve with a flat end piece that is lifted in and out of an opening by an axial rod
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Origin
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late Middle English: based on Latin pup(p)a ‘girl, doll’. Compare with puppet
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