mannikin

1. Any of several passerine bird species of the genera Lonchura, Heteromunia, Spermestes, Lepidopygia, and Mayrimunia, of the Old World.
2. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of manikin (little man).

Etymology

From Dutch manneken, Middle Dutch mannekijn.

Synonyms

manikin

mannequin

manakin

fashion model

model

dwarf

form

homunculus

midget

scheme

stamp

type

dressmaker’s model

design

normal dwarf

blueprint

man-simulator

make

mock-up

modeling

modelling

pattern

pigmy

pygmy

schema

Translations

mannequin

manequim

maniquí

maniquí

forme

modèle

homuncule

manichino

indossatore

indossatrice

mannequin

modella

top model

manekin

modelka