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Mannikin (Noun)

A life-size dummy used to display clothes.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

The store window featured a mannikin dressed in the latest fashion trends.
She carefully styled the mannikin's hair to match the outfit she had chosen.
The mannikin in the corner of the room was wearing a beautiful wedding gown.
The sales associate adjusted the mannikin's pose to better showcase the new designer suit.
The mannikin in the front window was dressed in a bold and eye-catching outfit.

A person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal.

Nouns denoting people.

The mannikin child stood on tiptoes to reach the cookie jar on the top shelf.
At the amusement park, the mannikin acrobat amazed the crowd with her tiny but agile physique.
As a mannikin, Emily often had trouble being taken seriously in business meetings, despite her sharp intellect.
The fashion designer loved working with the mannikin model, who could fit into even the smallest sample sizes.
Despite being a mannikin, Jack had a larger-than-life personality that commanded attention in any room.

A woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin".