mannequin

Meaning

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. (dated) A person who models clothes.

Synonyms

model

dummy

mannikin

manikin

manakin

fashion model

form

man-simulator

poser

dressmaker’s model

Translations

mannequin

maniquí

Mannequin

manequim

manichino

modella

modelo

mannequin

Vorführdame

Schaufensterpuppe

ανδρείκελο

modèle

maniquí

Modell

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmænəˌkɪn/

Etymology

Borrowed from French mannequin, derived from Old French [Term?] (“little man, figurine”), derived from Middle Dutch mannekijn (“little man”) (see English manikin), diminutive of man (“man”). By surface analysis, man + -kin. Compare ramequin/ramekin. Doublet of manakin and manikin.