manikin

Plural: manikins

Noun

• An anatomical model of the human body or small figure.
• a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
• a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
• a life-size dummy used to display clothes
• A little man (sometimes as a term of endearment).
• A three-dimensional figure, dummy or effigy representing a man or person.
• Alternative spelling of mannequin.

Examples

• He studied the board like a MANIKIN, trying to assemble the perfect word from disparate parts.

Synonyms

fashion model, form, homunculus, manakin, mannequin, mannikin, model, midget, peewee, shorty, titman