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manikin noun [ ˈmanɪkɪn ]

• a very small man.
Similar: person of restricted growth, homunculus, Lilliputian, dwarf, midget, pygmy,
• a jointed model of the human body, used in anatomy or as an artist's lay figure.
Origin: mid 16th century: from Dutch manneken, diminutive of man ‘man’.

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