Lewis & Short

pūpa (puppa), ae, f. [pupus].

  1. I. A girl, damsel, lass, Mart. 4, 20, 2; Aus. Idyll. 7, 2, 2; Inscr. Orell. 2449.
  2. II. Transf., a doll, puppet, Varr. ap. Non. 156, 20; Pers. 2, 70; Hier. Ep. 128, 1; Lact. 2, 4, 12 sq.