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manakin

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several small Central and South American passerine birds of the family Pipridae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative form of manikin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

Examples

18??, James Napier, Folk Lore: Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland Within This Century After a time, he was surprised to see the hopper beginning to go, and, looking up, he saw a little manakin holding a little cappie in his hand and filling it at the hopper.

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noun

Meaning 3

any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tyrannid

noun

Meaning 4

a life-size dummy used to display clothes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mannequin, manikin, mannikin, form

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dummy

noun

Meaning 5

a woman who wears clothes to display fashions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

she was too fat to be a mannequin

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mannequin, manikin, mannikin, fashion model, model

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: assistant, helper, help, supporter

Narrower terms: supermodel

History

Etymology

Generally thought to derive, like manikin, from Middle Dutch mannekijn. Compare French manakin, German Manakin. Doublet of manikin and mannequin.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Finnish: tanssija — bird of the family Pipridae
Japanese: 舞子鳥 (maiko-dori) — bird of the family Pipridae
Polish: gorzyk — bird of the family Pipridae

Word forms

Inflections and variants

manakins — plural

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: Araripe manakin, band-tailed manakin, bearded manakin, black manakin, blue-backed manakin, blue-crowned manakin, blue-rumped manakin, broad-billed manakin, cerulean-capped manakin, Choco manakin, club-winged manakin, crested manakin, crimson-hooded manakin, crowned manakin, eastern striped manakin, fiery-capped manakin, flame-crested manakin, golden-collared manakin, golden-crowned manakin, golden-headed manakin, golden-winged manakin, green manakin, helmeted manakin, jet manakin, kinglet manakin, lance-tailed manakin, long-tailed manakin, olive manakin, opal-crowned manakin, orange-bellied manakin, orange-collared manakin, orange-crested manakin, orange-crowned manakin, orange-headed manakin, painted manakin, pin-tailed manakin, red-capped manakin, red-crowned manakin, red-headed manakin, round-tailed manakin, scarlet-horned manakin, snow-capped manakin, striolated manakin, striped manakin, swallow-tailed manakin, tyrant-manakin, velvety manakin, western striped manakin, white-bearded manakin, white-bibbed manakin, white-collared manakin, white-crowned manakin, white-fronted manakin, white-ruffed manakin, white-throated manakin, wire-tailed manakin, yellow-crested manakin, yellow-crowned manakin, yellow-headed manakin, Yungas manakin

Related: mannikin

Spelling and sound

Hyphenation and homophones

Homophones: manikin, mannequin

Semantic map

Other relationships

Hypernyms: tyrannid, dummy, assistant, helper, help, supporter

Hyponyms: supermodel

Holonyms: Pipra, genus Pipra

Sources

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