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Definition of: manikin
(man′ə·kin) noun
1. A model of the human body, showing its structure.
2. A dressmaker's assistant or lay figure wearing new costumes so as to display them for sale: also spelled mannequin.
3. A little man; dwarf. Also spelled manakin, mannikin. [<Du. manneken, dim. of man man]
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