hand puppet
hand puppet — noun
1. a soft toy that you wear over your hand like a hollow glove, using your fingers
a soft toy that you wear over your hand like a hollow glove, using your fingers to move its head, arms, and mouth for plays, storytelling, or amusement
The children giggled as the hand puppet wiggled its cloth ears and waved at them.
A librarian used a red-and-yellow hand puppet to teach the preschoolers about brushing their teeth.
used to teach children through play
The little boy slipped the hand puppet on and made it roar like a dinosaur.
A grandmother sewed a simple hand puppet from an old sock and two buttons.
The storyteller made the hand puppet peek around the corner of the book before speaking.
- glove puppet
common British English alternative for the same object
- sock puppet
a simple hand puppet made from a sock, often improvised
- marionette
a puppet controlled by strings from above, not worn on the hand
- string puppet
same as marionette; moved by pulling attached strings
用法筆記
A hand puppet is sometimes called a glove puppet, especially in British English. Unlike a marionette, which is controlled by strings from above, a hand puppet is worn on the hand.