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mannikin

man·ni·kin

uncommon

noun

1.

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

Synonyms
2.

a woman who wears clothes to display fashions

  • “she was too fat to be a mannequin”
Synonyms
3.

Origin

From Dutch manneken, Middle Dutch mannekijn.

Phrases

  • African mannikin
  • black mannikin
  • black-and-white mannikin
  • black-breasted mannikin
  • bronze mannikin
  • brown-backed mannikin
  • buff-bellied mannikin
  • chestnut-breasted mannikin

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