mannikin

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noun

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

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OriginDutch manneken ← Middle Dutch mannekijn →
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Meanings

nounmannikin (plural mannikins)

plural mannikins

  1. Any of several passerine bird species of the genera Lonchura, Heteromunia, Spermestes, Lepidopygia, and Mayrimunia, of the Old World.
  2. alternativeAlternative spelling of manikin (little man).

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal

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small person

nouna woman who wears clothes to display fashions

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nouna life-size dummy used to display clothes

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Dutchmannekijn
  2. Dutchmanneken
  3. Englishmannikin

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

More words from Dutch, Middle Dutch

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Translations

Finnish manikki, munia
  • manikkibird
  • muniabird
Polish mniszka
  • mniszkabird

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

manakinmannequin

Anagrams

Minkinan
Cite this entry
APA

mannikin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mannikin

MLA

“mannikin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mannikin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mannikin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mannikin.

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