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mannikin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
man-nikin
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several passerine bird species of the genera Lonchura, Heteromunia, Spermestes, Lepidopygia, and Mayrimunia, of the Old World.

noun

Alternative spelling of manikin (little man).

Etymology

From Dutch manneken, Middle Dutch mannekijn. By surface analysis, man + -ikin.

Inflected Forms

mannikins (plural)

Phrases

African mannikin black-and-white mannikin black-breasted mannikin black mannikin bronze mannikin brown-backed mannikin buff-bellied mannikin chestnut-breasted mannikin

Frequently Paired Words

finch manakin munia

Synonyms

mannequin manikin manakin form fashion model model homunculus

Homonyms

manakin mannequin

Questions

What does mannikin mean?
Any of several passerine bird species of the genera Lonchura, Heteromunia, Spermestes, Lepidopygia, and Mayrimunia, of the Old World.
Where does mannikin come from?
From Dutch manneken, Middle Dutch mannekijn. By surface analysis, man + -ikin.

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