manikin

Or man·ni·kin

[man-i-kin]

noun

1. a little man; dwarf; pygmy.

2. mannequin.

3. a model of the human body for teaching anatomy, demonstrating surgical operations, etc.

manikin

/ ˈmænɪkɪn /

noun

1. a little man; dwarf or child

2. 1. an anatomical model of the body or a part of the body, esp for use in medical or art instruction

   2. Also called: phantom. an anatomical model of a fully developed fetus, for use in teaching midwifery or obstetrics

3. variant spellings of mannequin

Word History and Origins

Origin of manikin¹

1560–70; < Dutch manneken, equivalent to man man + -ken -kin. See mannequin

Word History and Origins

Origin of manikin¹

C17: from Dutch manneken, diminutive of _man

Example Sentences

"I turned up to the interview and there was a lot of equipment, manikins and defibs and I suddenly realised it wasn't driving patients," she laughed.

From BBC

But mother and baby, in this scenario, are also high-tech manikins.

From BBC

One of them is a human-sized model, called a “manikin”.

From NewsForKids.net

ASU’s manikin is the first that can be used outdoors thanks to a unique, internal cooling channel.

From Seattle Times

"The Turk" was a chess board which was placed next to a clothed manikin.

From Salon