poppet

English

/ˈpɒ.pɪt/

noun
Definitions
  • (informal) An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
  • (informal) A young woman or girl.
  • The stem and valve head in a poppet valve.
  • A doll (such as a voodoo doll) made in witchcraft to represent a person, used in casting spells on that person.
  • (nautical) One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching.
  • (engineering) An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (few, little, small, smallness, young, offspring).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peh₂w-

Gloss

few, little, small, smallness, young, offspring

Concept
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Kanji

少

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