manikin

noun

man·i·kin | \ˈma-ni-kən

\

variants: or less commonly mannikin

Definition of manikin

2 dated, usually disparaging : a little man : dwarf, pygmy

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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

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The first known use of manikin was circa 1536

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manikin

noun

man·i·kin | \ˈman-i-kən

\

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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