mannikin

[ man-i-kin ]

/ ˈmæn ɪ kɪn /

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noun

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

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Origin of mannikin

A variant of manikin

Words nearby mannikin

Mannheim, Mannheim gold, Mannheim School, Mann, Horace, Mannie, mannikin, Manning, mannish, mannite, mannitol, mannitol hexanitrate

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How to use mannikin in a sentence

One night, as he was thus amusing himself, a mannikin came up to him and offered him drink in a silver-gilt beaker.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
To hail the coming of spring they made a figure of May, a mannikin of flowers and foliage.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France
It seems to me a foul annoyance to wade across the strait to thee, and wet my garments: but I will pay thee, mannikin!
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson|Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
The Mannikin said, ‘My business is with your father, and not with you.’
Snowdrop and Other Tales|Jacob Grimm

Then the Mannikin pulled out a little whistle and blew on it.
Miscellanea|Juliana Horatia Ewing

British Dictionary definitions for mannikin

mannikin

/ (ˈmænɪkɪn) /

noun

a variant spelling of manikin

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