Definitions for: Manikin


[n] a life-size dummy used to display clothes
[n] a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin"
[n] a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal



Webster (1913) Definition: Man"i*kin, n. [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.

Synonyms: fashion model, form, homunculus, manakin, manakin, mannequin, mannequin, mannikin, mannikin, model

See Also: assistant, dummy, help, helper, small person, supermodel, supporter

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