manikin

🇺🇸 /ˈmænɪkɪn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmænɪkɪn/
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noun
R

A model of the human body used for teaching purposes in art or medicine.

The art students used a manikin to practice drawing the human figure.

R

A very small man.

The tiny manikin was mistaken for a child at the amusement park.

translation

n. A model of the human body used for teaching purposes in art or medicine.; A very small man.

Word Forms

Plural manikins