mannequin

noun

man·​ne·​quin ˈma-ni-kən 

1

: an artist's, tailor's, or dressmaker's lay figure

also : a form representing the human figure used especially for displaying clothes

2

: one employed to model clothing

Synonyms

• dummy
• figure
• form
• manikin
• mannikin

Examples of mannequin in a Sentence

the mannequin over there looks so real

mannequins striding down the catwalk in the designer's spring collection

Recent Examples on the Web

There are a lot of reasons why historic clothes sometimes cannot be worn, not even by a mannequin. —Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025

Her French jersey hung off a mannequin in the center of the room, and the warm winter light peeked through the floor-to-ceiling windows. —Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025

Pedestrians walk past a Nike store featuring a modern design and mannequins displaying winter apparel on December 5, 2024, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. —Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025

Rober ran several additional tests, including seeing whether the vehicle would stop for a mannequin standing in the road under both clear conditions and in rain and fog. —Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, from Dutch mannekijn little man — more at manikin

First Known Use

1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for mannequin

• manikin

Kids Definition

mannequin

noun

man·​ne·​quin ˈman-i-kən 

1

: an artist's, tailor's, or dressmaker's jointed figure of the human body

2

: a form representing the human figure used especially for displaying clothes

3

: a person employed to model clothing