Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun manikin

3 senses of manikin

Sense 1
manikin, mannikin, homunculus -- (a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal)
       => small person -- (a person of below average size)

Sense 2
mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model -- (a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin")
       => assistant, helper, help, supporter -- (a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work")

Sense 3
mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, form -- (a life-size dummy used to display clothes)
       => dummy -- (a figure representing the human form)

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