- A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin. - A model of the human body, made of papier-mache or other
material, commonly in detachable pieces, for exhibiting the different
parts and organs, their relative position, etc.
Meaning of 'manikin' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . manikin
[ n]
Meaning (1): - a woman who wears clothes to display fashions