manikin
/ˈmænɪkɪn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.90 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A little man (sometimes as a term of endearment).
noun
A three-dimensional figure, dummy or effigy representing a man or person.
noun
Example Sentences
- "This is a dear manikin to you, Sir Toby."
- "She was very good natur’d, and not above Forty foot high, being little for her age. She gave me the name Grildrig, which the Family took up, and afterwards the whole Kingdom. The Word imports what the Latins call Nanunculus, the Italians Homunceletino, and the English Mannikin."
- "[…] when he asked Harry about singing, the lad broke out with a hymn to the tune of Dr. Martin Luther, which set Mr. Holt a-laughing; and even caused his grand parrain in the laced hat and periwig to laugh too when Holt told him what the child was singing. For it appeared that Dr. Martin Luther’s hymns were not sung in the churches Mr. Holt preached at. ¶ “You must never sing that song any more: do you hear, little mannikin?” says my Lord Viscount, holding up a finger."
- "“Well, my mannikin, what do you think of us?” asked Rose, to break an awkward pause."
- "I took a deep breath. I put my hands to the sides of my mouth. “Cavor!” I bawled, and the sound was like some manikin shouting far away."
- "I hope you will not consider the expression too anthropomorphically, and picture the dream censor as a severe little manikin who lives in a little brain chamber and there performs his duties […]"
Etymology
From Dutch manneken, Middle Dutch mannekijn. By surface analysis, man + -ikin. Doublet of manakin and mannequin.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: manneken, mannekijn