manikin

or man·ni·kin

[ man-i-kin ]

noun

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

manikin

/ ˈmænɪkɪn /

noun

1. a little man; dwarf or child
2. 1. an anatomical model of the body or a part of the body, esp for use in medical or art instruction
   2. Also calledphantom an anatomical model of a fully developed fetus, for use in teaching midwifery or obstetrics
3. variant spellings of mannequin

Word History and Origins

Origin of manikin¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of manikin¹

C17: from Dutch manneken, diminutive of man

Example Sentences

One of them is a human-sized model, called a “manikin”.

From NewsForKids.net

ASU’s manikin is the first that can be used outdoors thanks to a unique, internal cooling channel.

From Seattle Times

"The Turk" was a chess board which was placed next to a clothed manikin.

From Salon

Because this is a test flight, no astronauts are on board this time - instead three manikins, covered in thousands of sensors, are making the journey.

From BBC

Sitting atop the rocket is the Orion spacecraft which, for this first mission, is uncrewed but is equipped with a 'manikin' which will register the impacts of the flight on the human body.

From BBC