poppet

noun

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

   “Come 'ere, poppet!”

   “Y'll be fess enough, my poppet, when th'st know!"”

3. 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”

4. A doll (such as a voodoo doll) made in witchcraft to represent a person, used in casting spells on that person.
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.