Difference between Manikin and Mannequin

What is the difference between Manikin and Mannequin?

Manikin as a noun is a little man (sometimes as a term of endearment). while Mannequin as a noun is a dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes

Manikin

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A little man (sometimes as a term of endearment). a short person a life-size anatomical model used as a teaching aid

Mannequin

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothesA jointed model of the human body used by artists, especially to demonstrate the arrangement of draperyAn anatomical model of the human body for use in teaching of e.g. CPRA person who models clothes

We hope you now know whether to use Manikin or Mannequin in your sentence.

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