mannikin

[ man-i-kin ]

noun

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

mannikin

/ ˈmænɪkɪn /

noun

1. a variant spelling of manikin

Word History and Origins

Origin of mannikin¹

A variant of manikin

Example Sentences

One night, as he was thus amusing himself, a mannikin came up to him and offered him drink in a silver-gilt beaker.

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To hail the coming of spring they made a figure of May, a mannikin of flowers and foliage.

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It seems to me a foul annoyance to wade across the strait to thee, and wet my garments: but I will pay thee, mannikin!

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The Mannikin said, ‘My business is with your father, and not with you.’

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Then the Mannikin pulled out a little whistle and blew on it.

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