Măn'i-kĭn, n.

n. [Eng. man and diminutive termination kin, q. v. Cf. O. D. mannekîn, whence Fr. mannequin.]

1. A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy. [Obs.] Shak.
2. An artificial preparation made of pasteboard or various other materials, and exhibiting the different parts and organs of the human body.