manikin
noun/ˈmænɪkɪn/
/ˈmænɪkɪn/
(also mannikin)
- a model of the human body that is used for teaching art or medicine compare mannequin
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- (old-fashioned) a very small man synonym dwarf
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Dutch manneken, diminutive of man ‘man’.
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