manikin
noun
man·i·kin ˈma-ni-kən 
variants or less commonly mannikin
1
: mannequin
2
dated, usually disparaging : a little man : dwarf, pygmy
Synonyms
- dummy
- figure
- form
- mannequin
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Example Sentences
the store has manikins so lifelike that they have startled me on more than one occasion the undulating movements of the manikins as they strutted down the catwalk
Word History
Etymology
Dutch mannekijn little man, from Middle Dutch, diminutive of man; akin to Old English man
First Known Use
circa 1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
manikin
noun
man·i·kin ˈman-i-kən
: a model of the human body commonly in detachable pieces for exhibiting the parts and organs, their position, and relations
manikin
noun
variants also mannikin
1
as in form
a three-dimensional representation of the human body used especially for displaying clothes the store has manikins so lifelike that they have startled me on more than one occasion Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- form
- mannequin
- dummy
- figure
- doll
2
as in model
a person who poses with or wears merchandise (as clothes) often for pictorial advertising the undulating movements of the manikins as they strutted down the catwalk Synonyms & Similar Words
- model
- mannequin
- doll
- dummy
- figure
- form
- supermodel
- spokesmodel