poppet
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpoppetpop‧pet /ˈpɒpɪt $ ˈpɑː-/ noun [countable] British English spoken TALK TO somebodyused to talk to or about a child or animal you like very much Come here, poppet.Examples from the Corpuspoppet• My, what a poppet, Jimmy already knew how to pick them.Origin poppet (1300-1400) Perhaps from French poupette “small doll”