Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

manikin

Pronunciation: /ˈmanɪkɪn/

(also mannikin)
Definition of manikin

noun

  • 1a very small man.
  • 2a jointed model of the human body, used in anatomy or as an artist’s lay figure.

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Dutch manneken, diminutive of man 'man'

manikin in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of manikin in the US English dictionary
  |  Cite

Word of the day

synodic

/ sɪˈnɒdɪk /
adjective
relating to or involving the conjunction of celestial objects …