mannikin

UK: /ˈmænɪkɪn/ US: (man′i kin)

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man•ni•kin  (man′i kin), n. 

1. manikin.
2. Birds any of several estrildine finches of the genus Lonchura, of Asia, Australia, and the Pacific islands, often kept as cage birds.

• variant of manikin

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mannikin / ˈmænɪkɪn/ noun

1. a variant spelling of manikin

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man•i•kin or man•ni•kin /ˈmænɪkɪn/   n. [countable]

1. a very little man;
   dwarf;
   pygmy.
2. Clothing mannequin.

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man•ne•quin or man•i•kin  or man•ni•kin /ˈmænɪkɪn/   n. [countable]

1. Clothing a solid representation of the human form used in window displays, etc.;
   a dummy.
2. Clothing one employed to model clothing.

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man•i•kin  (man′i kin), n. 

1. a little man;
   dwarf;
   pygmy.
2. Clothing mannequin.
3. Medicine a model of the human body for teaching anatomy, demonstrating surgical operations, etc.

Also, mannikin. 

• Dutch manneken, equivalent. to man man¹ + -ken -kin. See mannequin
• 1560–70

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

man•ne•quin  (man′i kin), n. 

1. Clothing a styled and three-dimensional representation of the human form used in window displays, as of clothing;
   dummy.
2. Clothing a wooden figure or model of the human figure used by tailors, dress designers, etc., for fitting or making clothes.
3. Clothing a person employed to wear clothing to be photographed or to be displayed before customers, buyers, etc.;
   a clothes model.
4. Clothing See lay figure (def. 1).

Also, manikin. 

• Dutch; see manikin
• French
• 1560–70

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manikin, mannikin / ˈmænɪkɪn/(formerly)manakin noun

1. a little man; child
2. an anatomical model of the body or a part of the body, esp for use in medical or art instruction
3. variant spellings of mannequin

Etymology: 17th Century: from Dutch manneken, diminutive of man