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MANNIKIN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A life-size dummy used to display clothes

Synonyms:

form; manakin; manikin; mannequin; mannikin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mannikin" is a kind of...):

dummy (a figure representing the human form)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A woman who wears clothes to display fashions

Example:

she was too fat to be a mannequin

Synonyms:

fashion model; manakin; manikin; mannequin; mannikin; model

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("mannikin" is a kind of...):

assistant; help; helper; supporter (a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mannikin"):

supermodel (a fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal

Synonyms:

homunculus; manikin; mannikin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("mannikin" is a kind of...):

small person (a person of below average size)

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