Meanings
nounpuppetry (countable and uncountable, plural puppetries)
plural puppetries
- uncountableThe art of making, and performing with puppets
- countableThe action of a puppet, or a stilted or puppet-like dramatic performance
- countableobsoleteuncountablefinery; affectation
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian кукловодство
- кукловодство (kuklovodstvo)art of making and performing with puppets
Finnish nukketeatteri
- nukketeatteriart of making and performing with puppets
German Puppenspiel
- Puppenspielart of making and performing with puppets
Indonesian pedalangan, seni wayang
- pedalanganart of making and performing with puppets
- seni wayangart of making and performing with puppets
Polish lalkarstwo, teatr lalek
- lalkarstwoart of making and performing with puppets
- teatr lalekart of making and performing with puppets
Portuguese titeragem
- titeragemart of making and performing with puppets
Romanian păpușărie
- păpușărieart of making and performing with puppets
Spanish arte del titiritero
- arte del titiriteroart of making and performing with puppets
Turkish kuklacılık
- kuklacılıkart of making and performing with puppets
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APA
puppetry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puppetry
MLA
“puppetry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puppetry. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puppetry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puppetry.
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