| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | puppet |
| Synonyms: | doll, dummy, figure, mannequin, marionette |
| Main Entry: | dummy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mannequin |
| Synonyms: | copy, counterfeit, duplicate, figure, form, imitation, manikin, model, ringer, sham*, stand-in, sub, substitute |
| Antonyms: | being, entity |
| Main Entry: | marionette |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | puppet |
| Synonyms: | doll, dummy, fantoccini, figurine, manikin, moppet |
| Notes: | the word puppet originally meant 'doll' and a puppet usually goes on the hand and arm, while a marionette (or string puppet) is a jointed figure with strings or wires |
| Main Entry: | midget |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small person |
| Synonyms: | Lilliputian, bantam, gnome, homuncule, homunculus, little person, manikin, midge, pygmy, runt |
| Notes: | a dwarf is smaller and not proportioned like an average person; a midget is smaller but is proportioned like an average full-grown person; a pygmy is perfectly proportioned but smaller than a midget |
| Antonyms: | giant |
| Main Entry: | model |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person, thing that poses |
| Synonyms: | dummy, manikin, mannequin, nude, sitter, subject |
| Antonyms: | photographer |
| Main Entry: | puppet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person or toy manipulated by another |
| Synonyms: | creature, doll, dupe*, figurehead, figurine, instrument, jerk*, manikin, marionette, moppet, mouthpiece, patsy, pawn, pushover, schlemiel, servant, soft touch, stooge, tool*, victim |
| Notes: | the word puppet originally meant 'doll' and a puppet usually goes on the hand and arm, while a marionette (or string puppet) is a jointed figure with strings or wires |
| Main Entry: | mannequin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | life-size dummy |
| Synonyms: | dummy, figure, manikin, model |