mannikin

American

[man-i-kin] / ˈmæn ɪ kɪn /

noun

manikin.
any of several estrildid finches of the genus Lonchura, of Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, often kept as cage birds.

mannikin British

/ ˈmænɪkɪn /

noun

a variant spelling of manikin

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Etymology

Origin of mannikin

A variant of manikin

Example Sentences

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Members of Congress: “little mannikins, shrewd, gabby, drest in black, hopping about, making motions, amendments.”

From Washington Post

The Northern man with Southern principles, and his mannikin.

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Why, mannikin, how many Kings do you think there are!

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And thus too he explains to himself the phenomena of human life, believing that each man has within him a mannikin or animal which dictates his actions in life.

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Homunculus, hō-mung′kū-lus, n. a tiny man capable of being produced artificially, according to Paracelsus, endowed with magical insight and power: a dwarf, mannikin.

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