manikin

manikin
n
1. dwarf, midget, homunculus, little man, pygmy, atomy, Lilliputian; chit, fingerling, dapperling, cock-sparrow, hop-o'-my-thumb, Tom Thumb, Thumbelina, Chiefly Scot. wee fellow or lad or one, Obs. pigwidgin, Archaic. dandiprat; shrimp, runt, peewee, squirt, pip-squeak, Inf. half-pint, small-fry, Inf. shorty; imp, elf, fairy, fay, sprite, nymph, Obs. urchin; goblin, hobgoblin, (in German folklore) kobold, (in Irish Folklore) leprechaun, Chiefly Brit. little person, gnome, (in Scandinavian folklore) troll, Hobbit.
2. mannequin, dummy. See mannequin.

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