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ninny

[ nin-ee ]

/ ˈnɪn i /

noun, plural nin·nies.

a fool or simpleton.

Origin of ninny

1585–95; perhaps generic use of pet form of Innocent proper name; see -y²

OTHER WORDS FROM ninny

nin·ny·ish, adjective

Words nearby ninny

ninib, ninigi, ninja, ninja loan, ninjutsu, ninny, ninnyhammer, ninon, nintendo, ninth, ninth amendment

Example sentences from the Web for ninnies

Dependent men are ninnies, why should not dependent women be?

Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women |George Sumner Weaver
There were plenty of ninnies and flatheads who believed this man as if he had been an oracle.

The Memoirs of Madame Vige Lebrun |Marie Louise Elisabeth Vige-Lebrun
Aren't they ridiculous, these ninnies of men, to think they can scare a girl!

Les Misrables |Victor Hugo
Feltre's view of women sees the devilish or the angelical; and to most men women are knaves or ninnies.

The Amazing Marriage, Complete |George Meredith

Well, I declare, what a lot of ninnies the rest of us were not to think of that!

Storm-Bound |Alan Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for ninnies

ninny

/ (ˈnɪnɪ) /

noun plural -nies

a dull-witted person

Derived forms of ninny

ninnyish, adjective

Word Origin for ninny

C16: perhaps from an innocent simpleton