ninny
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ninny
- /ˈnɪni/
Rhymes with -ɪni
Where it comes from
Unknown; the synonym ninnyhammer appears around the same time. Possibly related to innocent or Italian ninno (“small child”).
noun ninnies
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A silly or foolish person.
Byd. […] a good cheeke, an inticing eye, a smooth skinne, a well shapt leg, a faire hand, you cannot bring a wench into a fooles parradize for you?
Sim. Not I by this garter, I am a foole, a very Ninny I, how call you her? how call you her?
Similar: simpleton, dummkopf, addle-brain, addlehead, addle pate, airhead, baboon, beanbrain, beetlebrain, beetlehead, berk, bimbo
Translations
Talk about this word "ninny." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ninny. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ninny. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ninny "ninny." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ninny.Cite this
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