Mannequin

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmænəˌkɪn/
• Homophones: manakin

Alternative forms

• manikin, mannikin

Origin

From the French mannequin, from the Dutch manneken ("little man"), diminutive of Dutch man ("man"), equivalent to man + -kin. More at man, -kin.

Full definition of mannequin

Noun

1. A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes
2. A jointed model of the human body used by artists, especially to demonstrate the arrangement of drapery
3. An anatomical model of the human body for use in teaching of e.g. CPR
4. A person who models clothes