Dictionary

mannequin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈman.ɪ.kɪn/ (India, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland, contemporary)
• /ˈmæn.ɪ.kɪn/ conservative Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, Australia
• /ˈmɛn.ə.kən/ (New-Zealand)
• măn′ĭ-kĭn

Etymology

Borrowed from French mannequin, derived from Old French [Term?] (“little man, figurine”), derived from Middle Dutch mannekin (“little man”) or mannekijn (see English manikin), diminutive of man (“man”). By surface analysis, man + -kin. Compare ramequin/ramekin. Doublet of manakin and manikin.

Meanings

1. A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for martial arts training or the fitting or displaying of clothes.
   • At the same time, Mr. Bolton was intrigued by Mr. Sundsbo’s proposal to make models look like mannequins because it spoke to the blurring of boundaries — between good and evil, angels and demons, nature and technology, permanence and decay — that was a consistent theme of the McQueen collections. 2011 April 13, Eric Wilson, “A Mannequin in Every Sense”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • With the idea that guests may feel lonely eating at a restaurant that can only reach 50% capacity[…]the restaurant will be placing mannequins throughout its dining rooms. 2020 May 14, Lauren Aratani, “Model companions: restaurant solves social distancing dilemma with mannequins”, in The Guardian:
   • There was a time when a mannequin was the sculptural equivalent of fashion model. Like a fashion model, the mannequin was intended to reflect our social, professional and aesthetic aspirations. 2013 August 16, Barbara Brownie, “Mangled mannequins – what happened to shop-window dummies?”, in The Guardian:
2. A jointed model of the human body used by artists, especially to demonstrate the arrangement of drapery.
3. An anatomical model of the human body for use in teaching of e.g. CPR.
4. (dated) A person who models clothes.
   • […]all of which made a perfect neutral background for the mannequins who moved around swiftly, gracefully, exhibiting one glorious creation after another. 1951, Denise Robins, Heart of Paris, Ulverscroft, →ISBN, page 14:
   • She screamed out direction to various mannequins. "Clothilde, Virginie, quickly, my little ones, the little tailleur gris clair and the robe de soirée ‘soupir d'automne.’ Marcelle, my child, the little mimosa suit of crêpe de chine." It was a charming morning. Marcelle, Clothilde, Virginie, bored and scornful, passed slowly round, squirming and wriggling in the time-honoured fashion of mannequins. 1928, Agatha Christie, The Mystery of the Blue Train:

Forms

Deriveds

mannequinlike

Relateds

little man

Synonyms

fashion model

Translations (121)

cs manekýn (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · es maniquí (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · gl manequín (a person who models clothes) · tl maoy (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · es maniquí (model of human body used by artists) · de Modellpuppe (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · ga mainicín (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · eo manekeno (model of human body used by artists) · de Schaufensterfigur (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · gl manequín (model of human body used for teaching) · gl manequín (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · nb mannekeng (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · vi ma-nơ-canh (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · mk манеке́нка (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · lo ຫຸ່ນ (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · cs manekýnka (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · cmn 人體模型 /人体模型 (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · sv mannekäng (a person who models clothes) · ja モデル (a person who models clothes) · th นางแบบ (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · lt manekenas (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · de Schaufensterpuppe (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · ar مِثَالَة (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · de Puppenfigur (model of human body used by artists) · fi mallinukke (model of human body used for teaching) · bo མིའི་གསོབ (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · mk манеке́нка (a person who models clothes) · fi mannekiini (a person who models clothes) · cs figurína (model of human body used for teaching) · ca maniquí (model of human body used by artists) · de Gliederpuppe (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · ro manechin (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · sq manekin (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · ru манеке́н (model of human body used by artists) · nl mannequin (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · be манеке́н (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · ga mainicín (a person who models clothes) · ga mainicín (model of human body used by artists) · ru моде́ль (a person who models clothes) · ca maniquí (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · eo manekeno (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · pl modelka (a person who models clothes) · el ανδρείκελο (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · fr mannequin (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · vi manocanh (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · ru манеке́нщица (a person who models clothes) · sv mannekäng (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · cs krejčovská panna (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · km ម៉ាន់នឺកាំង (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · ru манеке́н (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · mk манеке́н (a person who models clothes) · de Model (a person who models clothes) · az maneken (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · bg манеке́н (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · ru манеке́нщик (a person who models clothes) · pl manekin (model of human body used by artists) · uk манеке́н (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · ar مَانِيكَان (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · cs manekýn (a person who models clothes) · sk manekýn (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · cmn 模特 (a person who models clothes) · ka მანეკენი (model of human body used by artists) · fr mannequin (model of human body used by artists) · tr manken (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · fr mannequin (model of human body used for teaching) · mn манекен (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · hu manöken (a person who models clothes) · de lebensgroße Puppe (model of human body used by artists) · sv fotomodell (a person who models clothes) · el μοντέλο (a person who models clothes) · da mannequin (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · gl manequín (model of human body used by artists) · hu próbababa (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · lo ນາງແບບ (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · id maneken (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · id maneken (model of human body used by artists) · pl manekin (model of human body used for teaching) · sv skyltdocka (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · it manichino (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · uk манеке́н (model of human body used by artists) · nl paspop (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · el ανδρείκελο (model of human body used for teaching) · fa-ira مانْکَن (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · hi पुतला (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · fr mannequin (a person who models clothes) · mk манеке́н (model of human body used by artists) · pl model (a person who models clothes) · ga mainicín (model of human body used for teaching) · id maneken (model of human body used for teaching) · ka მანეკენი (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · ar مَانُوكَان (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · pt manequim (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · bg манеке́нка (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · uz maneken (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · fi malli (a person who models clothes) · pl manekin (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · th ตุ๊กตา (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · id peragawati (a person who models clothes) · ko 마네킹 (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · mk манеке́н (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · cs figurína (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · bg манеке́н (model of human body used by artists) · my ဟန်ပြမယ် (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · et mannekeen (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · de Mannequin (a person who models clothes) · fi mallinukke (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · ro manechin (a person who models clothes) · sk manekýnka (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · cs figurína (model of human body used by artists) · hy մանեկեն (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · mk и́зложна ку́кла (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · lv manekens (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · fi mallinukke (model of human body used by artists) · id maneken (a person who models clothes) · ja マネキン人形 (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · el ανδρείκελο (model of human body used by artists) · io manekino (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · ms boneka pakaian (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · io manekino (model of human body used by artists) · mi ropi pū(w)eru (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) · is gína (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes)

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