mannequin
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mannequin
- /ˈman.ɪ.kɪn/ India, UK, Scotland
- /ˈmæn.ɪ.kɪn/
- /ˈmɛn.ə.kən/ New Zealand
Sounds like manakin, manikin · Rhymes with -ænɪkɪn
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French mannequin, derived from Old French [Term?] (“little man, figurine”), derived from Middle Dutch mannekin (“little man”) or mannekijn (see English manikin), diminutive of man (“man”). By surface analysis, man + -kin. Compare ramequin/ramekin. Doublet of manakin and manikin.
noun mannequins · manikin · mannikin · manequin
- A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for martial arts training or the fitting or displaying of clothes. At the same time, Mr. Bolton was intrigued by Mr. Sundsbo’s proposal to make models look like mannequins because it spoke to the blurring of boundaries — between good and evil, angels and demons, nature and technology, permanence and decay — that was a consistent theme of the McQueen collections.
- A jointed model of the human body used by artists, especially to demonstrate the arrangement of drapery.
- An anatomical model of the human body for use in teaching of e.g. CPR.
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A person who models clothes.
She screamed out direction to various mannequins. "Clothilde, Virginie, quickly, my little ones, the little tailleur gris clair and the robe de soirée ‘soupir d'automne.’ Marcelle, my child, the little mimosa suit of crêpe de chine." It was a charming morning. Marcelle, Clothilde, Virginie, bored an
Similar: fashion model
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: manikin, model, fashion model, mannikin, form, manakin, supermodel, modeling, dummy, ballast, tailor's dummy, dress form, lay figure, figure, meatsuit, fatsuit
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noun model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes
| Español | maniquí |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마네킹 maneking |
| 日本語 | マネキン人形 manekin ningyō |
| 中文 | 人體模型 /人体模型 réntǐ móxíng |
| हिन्दी | पुतला putlā |
| Português | manequim |
| Français | mannequin |
| Deutsch | Schaufensterpuppe, Schaufensterfigur, Gliederpuppe, Modellpuppe |
| Italiano | manichino |
| Ελληνικά | ανδρείκελο andreíkelo |
| Română | manechin |
| Русский | манеке́н manekén |
| Tiếng Việt | manocanh, ma-nơ-canh |
| العربية | مِثَالَة miṯāla, مَانِيكَان mānīkān, مَانُوكَان mānūkān |
noun model of human body used for teaching
| Français | mannequin |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | ανδρείκελο andreíkelo |
noun model of human body used by artists
| Español | maniquí |
|---|---|
| Français | mannequin |
| Deutsch | lebensgroße Puppe, Puppenfigur |
| Ελληνικά | ανδρείκελο andreíkelo |
| Русский | манеке́н manekén |
noun a person who models clothes
| 日本語 | モデル moderu |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 模特 mótè |
| Français | mannequin |
| Deutsch | Model, Mannequin |
| Ελληνικά | μοντέλο montélo |
| Română | manechin |
| Русский | манеке́нщик manekénščik, манеке́нщица manekénščica, моде́ль modɛ́lʹ |
Talk about this word "mannequin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mannequin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mannequin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mannequin "mannequin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mannequin.Cite this
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title = {mannequin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mannequin},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
