Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hand puppet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: hand pup-pet
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A puppet operated by the hand, especially one in which the puppeteer's hand occupies and controls the head.

Inflected Forms

hand puppets (plural)

Synonyms

glove puppet glove doll

Questions

What does hand puppet mean?: A puppet operated by the hand, especially one in which the puppeteer's hand occupies and controls the head.

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