manakin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
    mannequin; fashion model; model; manikin; mannikin.
    • she was too fat to be a mannequin
  2. noun a life-size dummy used to display clothes
    form; mannequin; manikin; mannikin.
  3. noun any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior

WordNet

Man"a*kin noun
Etymology
Cf. F. & G. manakin; prob. the native name.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra, Manacus, and other genera of the family Pipridæ. They are mostly natives of Central and South America. some are bright-colored, and others have the wings and tail curiously ornamented. The name is sometimes applied to related birds of other families.
Man"a*kin noun
Definitions
  1. A dwarf. See Manikin. Shak.

Webster 1913