Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poppet

/ˈpɒ.pɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: pop-pet
IPA: /ˈpɒ.pɪt/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.

Informal

noun

A young woman or girl.

Informal

noun

The stem and valve head in a poppet valve.

noun

A doll (such as a voodoo doll) made in witchcraft to represent a person, used in casting spells on that person.

noun

One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching.

noun

An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only.

Example Sentences

"Come 'ere, poppet!"
"Y'll be fess enough, my poppet, when th'st know!""
"After passing through the poppet valve, the impulse air and water flows through a poppet discharge stop valve and then through a discharge pipe to the poppet drain tank or bilge"

Etymology

A variant of puppet.

Word Breakdown

Root: *peh₂w-

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

poppets (plural)

Derived Forms

poppetry

Phrases

poppet valve kitchen witch

Frequently Paired Words

kitchen witch

Synonyms

poppet valve

Questions

How do you pronounce poppet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɒ.pɪt/.
What does poppet mean?: An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
Where does poppet come from?: A variant of puppet.

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