different between puppet vs statue

English

Etymology

From Middle English popet, probably from, though attested earlier than, Middle French poupette, diminutive of poupée (cf. also Medieval Latin *pupata), ultimately derived from a Latin pupa (“doll, puppet; girl”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: p?p??t, IPA^(key): /?p?p?t/
• Rhymes: -?p?t
• Hyphenation: pup?pet

Noun

puppet (plural puppets)

1. Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
2. (figuratively) A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
3. (obsolete) A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.
4. (engineering) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.

Derived terms

Related terms

• marionette
• muppet

Translations

English

Etymology

From Old French statue, from Latin statua, derived from statu? (“set up or erect”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?stæt?.u?/, /?stæt.ju?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?stæt?u/

Noun

statue (plural statues)

1. A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
2. (dated) A portrait.
   • a. 1876, Philip Massinger, Mart and Mansion

     The young lady just then would have formed a graceful model for a statue of Attention

Hypernyms

• image, sculpture, simulacrum

Hyponyms

• bust, figurine

Derived terms

• statued
• statuelike
• statuesque

Related terms

• statuary
• statuette

Translations

Verb

statue (third-person singular simple present statues, present participle statuing, simple past and past participle statued)

1. (transitive) To form a statue of; to make into a statue.
   • 1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political

     The whole man becomes as if statued into stone and earth.

Anagrams

• astute

Danish

Noun

statue c (singular definite statuen, plural indefinite statuer)

1. statue

Inflection

References

• “statue” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

From Old French statue, from Latin statua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sta.ty/

Noun

statue f (plural statues)

1. statue

Derived terms

• statue de la Liberté

Related terms

• statuaire

Further reading

• “statue” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• tuâtes

Italian

Noun

statue f

1. plural of statua

Anagrams

• astute

Latin

Verb

statue

1. second-person singular present active imperative of statu?

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin statua

Noun

statue m (definite singular statuen, indefinite plural statuer, definite plural statuene)

1. a statue

Related terms

• statuett

References

• “statue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin statua

Noun

statue m (definite singular statuen, indefinite plural statuar, definite plural statuane)

1. a statue

Related terms

• statuett

References

• “statue” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.