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doll vs puppet

puppet vs doll

doll and puppet both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
doll Yes No No No
puppet Yes No No No
As nouns, puppet is a hyponym of doll; that is, puppet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than doll:
  • doll: a small replica of a person; used as a toy
  • puppet: a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers
Other hyponyms of doll include golliwog, golliwogg, kachina, paper doll, rag doll, sawdust doll, toy soldier.
doll (noun) puppet (noun)
a small replica of a person; used as a toy a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers
informal terms for a (young) woman a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
Difference between doll and puppet

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