manikin meaning and definition

MANIKIN noun

Definition of manikin (noun)

1. a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
   • synonyms: homunculus, mannikin
2. a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
   • "she was too fat to be a mannequin"
   • synonyms: fashion model, manakin, mannequin, mannikin, model
3. a life-size dummy used to display clothes
   • synonyms: form, manakin, mannequin, mannikin