hand puppet

noun

Synonyms of hand puppetnext
: puppet sense 1a

Examples of hand puppet in a Sentence

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Nana bought shark and snake hand puppets as gifts for them. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026 The chain bundled food with items like character buttons, wooden nickels, hand puppets and drinking glasses. — Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026 The tipping point came in flashback, during which the tiny turtle monster is told a violent bedtime story by his father, with the benefit of crude but charming hand puppets and cardboard sets. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026 The incident that led to his firing involved a scene in which Chase’s character Pierce Hawthorne performs a puppet show in which the hand puppet character performs in blackface. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hand puppet

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hand puppet was in 1929

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“Hand puppet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20puppet. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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