Meanings
plural manakins
- alternativeAlternative form of manikin.
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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna woman who wears clothes to display fashions
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Dutchmannekijn
- Englishmanakin
Generally thought to derive, like manikin, from Middle Dutch mannekijn. Compare French manakin, German Manakin. Doublet of manikin and mannequin.
More words from Middle Dutch
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish tanssija
- tanssijabird of the family Pipridae
Japanese 舞子鳥
- 舞子鳥 (maiko-dori)bird of the family Pipridae
Polish gorzyk
- gorzykbird of the family Pipridae
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Cite this entry
manakin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manakin
“manakin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manakin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manakin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manakin.
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