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# manikin

noun (manikins)

«manikin» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (old use) A manikin is a little man, a dwarf or a very small person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manikin/#m1)
2. A manikin is also a small model of a human body, used to show shapes or clothes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manikin/#m2)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales, a small old man who gives help or asks questions on the road

### Examples

- When he had gone a short distance he met a little old manikin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manikin/#x1)
- The manikin asked him where he was going. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manikin/#x2)
- He shared his bread with the manikin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manikin/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «manikin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manikin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«manikin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/manikin.html) on Mova free.