Manikin
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A person of very small stature who is otherwise physically normal, or a small articulated model of the human body used by artists.
“A jointed wooden manikin stood on the draughtsman's desk to aid with figure composition.”
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man·i·kin
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