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manikin

man·i·kin [ mánnikin ] (plural man·i·kins) or man·ni·kin [ mánnikin ] (plural man·ni·kins)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. dress commerce 
Same as  mannequin (sense 1)


2. anatomical model of human body: an anatomical model of the human body, used in teaching art or medicine

3. offensive term: an offensive term for a very short man

[Mid-16th century. < Dutch manneken "little man" < man "man"]
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