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poppet

noun

ˈpä-pət

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as in doll

a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything a scruffy old poppet that had once belonged to my great grandmother

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There’s no way the doll monsters at the pond were the whole point of the Lake of Tears, right?

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
The brand has seen its fair share of criticism in regards to doll diversity.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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