hand puppet

noun

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

Similar
glove puppetglove doll
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Meanings

nounhand puppet (plural hand puppets)

plural hand puppets

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

    Synonyms: glove puppet

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
glove puppet

More synonyms by meaning

nouna puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand

Similar
glove puppetglove doll
Broader
puppet
Also see
glove dollglove puppet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 掌中木偶
  • 掌中木偶 (zhǎngzhōng mù'ǒu)puppet operated by the hand
Czech maňásek
  • maňásekpuppet operated by the hand
Dutch handpop
  • handpoppuppet operated by the hand
Finnish käsinukke
  • käsinukkepuppet operated by the hand
French marionnette à gaine
  • marionnette à gainepuppet operated by the hand
German Handpuppe
  • Handpuppepuppet operated by the hand
Japanese 指人形
  • 指人形 (yubiningyō)puppet operated by the hand
Polish pacynka
  • pacynkapuppet operated by the hand
Russian перча́точная ку́кла
  • перча́точная ку́кла (perčátočnaja kúkla)puppet operated by the hand
Slovak maňuška
  • maňuškapuppet operated by the hand
Cite this entry
APA

hand puppet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20puppet

MLA

“hand puppet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20puppet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hand puppet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20puppet.

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