dummy
//ˈdʌmi//
Noun
dummySingular
dummiesPlural
1
A life-sized model of a human body, used for displaying clothes, practicing medical procedures, or as a target.
The store window displayed dresses on several dummies.
2
A rubber or plastic object given to a baby to suck on to comfort them; a pacifier.
The baby stopped crying when I gave her the dummy.
3
A person who appears to act independently but is actually controlled by another.
The CEO was just a dummy controlled by the board of directors.
4
A placeholder or substitute used in testing or demonstration.
The developer used a dummy to test the new feature before connecting to the real database.
Adjective
dummyCanonical form
1
Not real or genuine; used as a substitute or for practice.
The students practiced CPR on a dummy patient.