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manikin

noun man·i·kin \ˈma-ni-kən\

Definition of MANIKIN

: a little man : dwarf, pygmy

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man·i·kin also man·ni·kin \ˈma-ni-kən\

Dutch mannekijn little man, from Middle Dutch, diminutive of man; akin to Old English man

First Known Use: circa 1536

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noun man·i·kin \ˈman-i-kən\

: a model of the human body commonly in detachable pieces for exhibiting the parts and organs, their position, and relations

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