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manikin

ma·ni·kin

UK/ˈmænɪkɪn/ US/ˈmænəkɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal

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2.

a woman who wears clothes to display fashions

  • “she was too fat to be a mannequin”
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Origin

From Dutch manneken, Middle Dutch mannekijn. Doublet of manakin and mannequin.

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