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noun
Any of several passerine bird species of the genera Lonchura, Heteromunia, Spermestes, Lepidopygia, and Mayrimunia, of the Old World.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative spelling of manikin (little man).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
a life-size dummy used to display clothes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mannequin, manikin, manakin, form
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dummy
noun
a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: mannequin, manikin, manakin, fashion model, model
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: assistant, helper, help, supporter
Narrower terms: supermodel
noun
a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: manikin, homunculus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: small person
History
From Dutch manneken, Middle Dutch mannekijn.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
