manikin
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noun \ˈma-ni-kən\Definition of MANIKIN
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man·i·kin also man·ni·kin \ˈma-ni-kən\
Examples of MANIKIN
- <the store has manikins so lifelike that they have startled me on more than one occasion>
- <the undulating movements of the manikins as they strutted down the catwalk>
Origin of MANIKIN
Dutch mannekijn little man, from Middle Dutch, diminutive of man; akin to Old English man
First Known Use: circa 1536
man·i·kin
noun \ˈman-i-kən\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of MANIKIN
: a model of the human body commonly in detachable pieces for exhibiting the parts and organs, their position, and relations
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