mannikin

[ man-i-kin ]

noun

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

mannikin

/ ˈmænɪkɪn /

noun

1. a variant spelling of manikin

Word History and Origins

Origin of mannikin¹

A variant of manikin

Example Sentences

Members of Congress: “little mannikins, shrewd, gabby, drest in black, hopping about, making motions, amendments.”

From Washington Post

And then he was a shrieking blaze, a jumping, sprawling, gibbering mannikin, no longer human or known, all writhing flame on the lawn as Montag shot one continuous pulse of liquid fire on him.

From Literature

The Northern man with Southern principles, and his mannikin.

From Project Gutenberg

Why, mannikin, how many Kings do you think there are!

From Project Gutenberg

And thus too he explains to himself the phenomena of human life, believing that each man has within him a mannikin or animal which dictates his actions in life.

From Project Gutenberg