# mannequin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈman.ɪ.kɪn/ · frequency rank #26,877

## Definitions
1. A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes.
2. A jointed model of the human body used by artists, especially to demonstrate the arrangement of drapery.
3. An anatomical model of the human body for use in teaching of e.g. CPR.
4. A person who models clothes.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French mannequin, derived from Old French [Term?] (“little man, figurine”), derived from Middle Dutch mannekin (“little man”) or mannekijn (see English manikin), diminutive of man (“man”). By surface analysis, man + -kin. Compare ramequin/ramekin. Doublet of manakin and manikin.

## Common misspellings (11)
`amnnequin`, `manenquin`, `manequin`, `manneqiun`, `manneqquin`, `mannequinn`, `mannequni`, `manneuqin`, `mannqeuin`, `mmannequin`, `mnanequin`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mannequin