# poppet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɒ.pɪt/ · frequency rank #68,543

## Definitions
1. An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
2. A young woman or girl.
3. The stem and valve head in a poppet valve.
4. A doll (such as a voodoo doll) made in witchcraft to represent a person, used in casting spells on that person.
5. One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching.
6. An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only.

## Etymology
A variant of puppet.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/poppet