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mannequin

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmænɪkɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmænɪkɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(man′i kin)

man•ne•quin or man•i•kin or man•ni•kin /ˈmænɪkɪn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Clothinga solid representation of the human form used in window displays, etc.;
a dummy.
Clothingone employed to model clothing.

man•ne•quin (man′i kin),USA pronunciation n.

Clothinga styled and three-dimensional representation of the human form used in window displays, as of clothing;
dummy.
Clothinga wooden figure or model of the human figure used by tailors, dress designers, etc., for fitting or making clothes.
Clothinga person employed to wear clothing to be photographed or to be displayed before customers, buyers, etc.;
a clothes model.
ClothingSee lay figure (def. 1).

Also, manikin.

Dutch; see manikin
French
1560–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

mannequin /ˈmænɪkɪn/ n

a person who wears the clothes displayed at a fashion show; model
a life-size dummy of the human body used to fit or display clothes
another name for lay figure

Etymology: 18th Century: via French from Dutch manneken manikin

'mannequin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

manikin - model

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "mannequin" in the title:

A dog confused a mannequin with a real dog
a model / mannequin / dummy
it doesn't in any universe unless you say, it's a mannequin.
¿mannequin or dummy?
not on a mannequin
the mannequin shoving batting on

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