"marionnette" meaning in French

See marionnette in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ma.ʁjɔ.nɛt/ Audio: Fr-marionnette.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-marionnette.wav [Switzerland, Valais], LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-marionnette.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-marionnette.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-marionnette.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: marionnettes [plural]
Etymology: From a diminutive of mariole, from the name Marie (“Mary”). The word originally meant a small statue of the Virgin Mary, then also a puppet of her used in religious theatrical presentations, finally generalised to any puppet. Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} marionnette f (plural marionnettes)
  1. marionette, puppet Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-marionnette-fr-noun-C~i3yPgB Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Toys Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Toys: 55 45
  2. (figuratively) puppet (someone who is easily influenced or controlled by another) Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-marionnette-fr-noun-ETY3DZv0 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Toys Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Toys: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: marionnettiste, poupée

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "it",
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