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manikins

The correct spelling is manikins.

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noun

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The correct spelling is manikins. A little man (sometimes as a term of endearment).

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  1. 1.A little man (sometimes as a term of endearment).
  2. 2.A three-dimensional figure, dummy or effigy representing a man or person.
  3. 3.A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes
  4. 4.A jointed model of the human body used by artists, especially to demonstrate the arrangement of drapery
  5. 5.An anatomical model of the human body for use in teaching of e.g. CPR

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