(n): a person of below average size
(n): a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
(n): a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
(n): a life-size dummy used to display clothes
(n): a figure representing the human form
An Old World weaverbird or waxbill of the genus Lonchura. Compare manakin.
Apparently this word can also be spelled maniken or manakin. Hmm.