- a person who wears the clothes displayed at a fashion show; model
- a life-size dummy of the human body used to fit or display clothes
- another name for lay figure
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
man•ne•quin or man•i•kin or man•ni•kin /ˈmænɪkɪn/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Clothinga solid representation of the human form used in window displays, etc.;
a dummy. - Clothingone employed to model clothing.
man•ne•quin
(man′i kin),USA pronunciation n.
- Clothinga styled and three-dimensional representation of the human form used in window displays, as of clothing;
dummy. - Clothinga wooden figure or model of the human figure used by tailors, dress designers, etc., for fitting or making clothes.
- Clothinga person employed to wear clothing to be photographed or to be displayed before customers, buyers, etc.;
a clothes model. - ClothingSee lay figure (def. 1).
- Dutch; see manikin
- French
- 1560–70
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mannequin /ˈmænɪkɪn/ n
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