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View synonyms for manikin
manikin
or man·ni·kin
[ man-i-kin ]
noun
- a little man; dwarf; pygmy.
- a model of the human body for teaching anatomy, demonstrating surgical operations, etc.
manikin
/ ˈmænɪkɪn /
noun
- a little man; dwarf or child
- an anatomical model of the body or a part of the body, esp for use in medical or art instruction
- Also calledphantom an anatomical model of a fully developed fetus, for use in teaching midwifery or obstetrics
- variant spellings of mannequin
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of manikin1
C17: from Dutch manneken, diminutive of man
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Example Sentences
Through snatches of sleep, my disordered dreams made a grinning, red Manikin of our ship.
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Whichever way we stood him, Manikin would jump up serenely on his plump little legs, always smiling and jolly.
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But unseen by the king, the manikin was standing beside him when he said that, and heard all.
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For thirty years that great and good man had been represented by a stuffed manikin.
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Gliding here and yon, and jiggling a tray to serve the general need, went a waxen-faced manikin.
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