mannikin

A noun referring to a very small person, a woman who models clothing, or a life-size dummy used for displaying clothes.

• 🇩🇪Ein sehr kleiner Mensch oder eine Person von zwergenhaftem Wuchs; auch eine Person, die Kleidung vorführt, oder eine lebensgroße Nachbildung eines Menschen zur Präsentation von Kleidung.

1. Very small person C1 formal

   A person who is unusually small in stature but not otherwise physically abnormal or deformed.

   • The circus featured a mannikin who performed acrobatic tricks.
   • In medieval courts, a mannikin was sometimes kept as an entertainer.
   • The term 'mannikin' is now considered outdated and potentially offensive.

   🇩🇪Zwerg

   Synonyme: dwarfhomunculusmidget

   Antonyme: colossusgiant

2. Fashion model B2 formal british

   A woman employed to display clothing by wearing it, especially in fashion shows or for photographs.

   • The designer hired a mannikin to showcase his new collection.
   • She worked as a mannikin for a high-end fashion house in Paris.
   • The mannikin walked gracefully down the runway in a silk gown.

   🇩🇪Model

   Synonyme: fashion modelmannequinmodel

3. Display dummy B1 formal

   A life-sized model of a human body, used to display clothing in shop windows or for tailoring purposes.

   • The tailor adjusted the suit on the mannikin before fitting it on the customer.
   • The store window featured a mannikin dressed in the latest winter fashion.
   • Artists sometimes use a mannikin to practice drawing human proportions.

   🇩🇪Schaufensterpuppe

   Synonyme: dummylay figuremanikinmannequinmodel

• mannikins plural form
• mannikins' possessive plural form
• mannikin's possessive singular form