Manikin

  • 21manikin — man|i|kin mannikin [ˈmænıkın] n 1.) a model of the human body, used for teaching art or medicine 2.) literary a very small man …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22manikin — man|i|kin [ mænıkın ] noun count 1. ) a model of the human body used for teaching medical students or in art classes 2. ) OLD FASHIONED an offensive word for a very small man …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23manikin — see MAN …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 24manikin — man·i·kin || mænɪkɪn n. dwarf, small man; mannequin; model of the human body used in teaching; manakin, any of a variety of small brightly colored songbirds of South and Central America; mannequin …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 25manikin — (also mannikin) noun 1》 a very small person. 2》 a jointed model of the human body. Origin C16: from Du. manneken, dimin. of man man …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 26manikin — n 1. dwarf, midget, homunculus, little man, pygmy, atomy, Lilliputian; chit, fingerling, dapperling, cock sparrow, hop o my thumb, Tom Thumb, Thumbelina, Chiefly Scot. wee fellow or lad or one, Obs. pigwidgin, Archaic. dandiprat; shrimp, runt,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 27manikin — man·i·kin …

    English syllables

  • 28manikin — n.; see homunculus …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 29manikin — man•i•kin or mannikin [[t]ˈmæn ɪ kɪn[/t]] n. 1) a little man; dwarf; pygmy 2) clo mannequin • Etymology: 1560–70; < D, =man man+ ken kin …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30manikin — /ˈmænəkɪn / (say manuhkin), / ɪkən/ (say ikuhn) noun 1. a little man; a male dwarf; male pygmy. 2. a model of the human body for teaching anatomy, demonstrating surgical operations, etc. Also, manakin, mannikin. {Dutch manneken, diminutive of man …