poppet
noun
[ ˈpɒpɪt ]
• an endearingly sweet or pretty child (often used as an affectionate form of address).
• "‘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.
Origin:
late Middle English: based on Latin pup(p)a ‘girl, doll’. Compare with puppet.
