manakin meaning and definition

MANAKIN noun

Definition of manakin (noun)

1. a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
   • "she was too fat to be a mannequin"
   • synonyms: fashion model, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, model
2. a life-size dummy used to display clothes
   • synonyms: form, manikin, mannequin, mannikin
3. any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior