poppet

noun6

1. •
   (informal) An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
2. •
   (informal) A young woman or girl.

   • Come 'ere, poppet!
3. •
   A doll (such as a voodoo doll) made in witchcraft to represent a person, used in casting spells on that person.
4. •
   The stem and valve head in a poppet valve.

   • After passing through the poppet valve, the impulse air and water flows through a poppet discharge stop valve and then through a discharge pipe to the poppet drain tank or bilge — 1960
5. •
   One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching.
6. •
   An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only.