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ninny

[ nin-ee ]

/ ˈnɪn i /

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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 ninny

And for that—you ninny—you are whinnying scornfully at Scotland!

Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) |John Wilson
Then looking at Roland with an indefinable expression of raillery and affection, he added: "Ninny!"

The Companions of Jehu |Alexandre Dumas, pre
I asked, and I stood looking up at him like a ninny who had never gotten a meal in her life.

The Chautauqua Girls At Home |Pansy, AKA Isabella M. Alden
The man whose hands are taught no skill, who is trained to no profession, is a ninny, or nearly so.

Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women |George Sumner Weaver

He was always thought a kind of a ninny, but here's where he sure did loom up with the knowledge.

Yellowstone Nights |Herbert Quick

British Dictionary definitions for ninny

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