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 calledphantom an anatomical model of a fully developed fetus, for use in teaching midwifery or obstetrics
3. See mannequin
   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

The “moonikin” — a mashup of moon and manikin — is based on a firefighter training rescue manikin, says NASA engineer Dustin Gohmert.

From Science News

The heat from the thermal manikins would shine bright on infrared cameras, carbon dioxide could be detected by chemical sniffers, cell phone signals could be picked up by antennas, and with visual light optical cameras could work, too.

From Popular-Science

In some experiments, the team put medical masks on just one of the manikins.

From Science News

Through snatches of sleep, my disordered dreams made a grinning, red Manikin of our ship.

From Project Gutenberg

Whichever way we stood him, Manikin would jump up serenely on his plump little legs, always smiling and jolly.

From Project Gutenberg

But unseen by the king, the manikin was standing beside him when he said that, and heard all.

From Project Gutenberg

For thirty years that great and good man had been represented by a stuffed manikin.

From Project Gutenberg

Gliding here and yon, and jiggling a tray to serve the general need, went a waxen-faced manikin.

From Project Gutenberg