hand puppet

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hand puppet

noun hand puppets

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

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noun puppet operated by the hand

日本語	指人形 yubiningyō
中文	掌中木偶 zhǎngzhōng mù'ǒu
Français	marionnette à gaine
Deutsch	Handpuppe
Русский	перча́точная ку́кла perčátočnaja kúkla

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@misc{hand_puppet_2026,
  title = {hand puppet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hand%20puppet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}