MANIKIN

mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, form

(noun) a life-size dummy used to display clothes

mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model

(noun) a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; “she was too fat to be a mannequin”

manikin, mannikin, homunculus

(noun) a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

manikin (plural manikins)

Alternative spelling of mannequin.

A little man (sometimes as a term of endearment).

Synonyms: homunculus, midget, peewee, shorty, titman

A three-dimensional figure, dummy or effigy representing a man or person.

Anagrams

• mankini

Source: Wiktionary


Man"i*kin, n. Etym: [OD. manneken, dim. of man man. See Man, and - kin.]

1. A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin.

2. A model of the human body, made of papier-mache or other material, commonly in detachable pieces, for exhibiting the different parts and organs, their relative position, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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