Associations to the word «Manikin»

Wiktionary

MANIKIN, noun. Alternative spelling of mannequin
MANIKIN, noun. A short person
MANIKIN, noun. A life-size anatomical model used as a teaching aid

Dictionary definition

MANIKIN, noun. A person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal.
MANIKIN, noun. A woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin".
MANIKIN, noun. A life-size dummy used to display clothes.

Wise words

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Ernest Hemingway