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    nin·ny
    /ˈninē/

    noun

    • 1. a foolish person. informal

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ninnyNinny Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. nin· ny ˈni-nē. plural ninnies. Synonyms of ninny. : fool, simpleton. Synonyms. berk [British] booby. charlie [British] charley. cuckoo. ding-a-ling. ding-dong. dingbat. dipstick. doofus [slang] featherhead. fool. git [British] goose. half-wit. jackass. lunatic. mooncalf. nincompoop. ninnyhammer. nit [chiefly British] nitwit. nutcase.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ninnyNinny - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Ninny is apt for someone who's silly and stupid, but it's also insulting and should be used with care. There's a certain gentle, teasing quality to ninny (as opposed to a word like idiot), but you're still going to get in trouble if you call

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNINNY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you refer to someone as a ninny, you think that they are foolish or silly. [ informal , old-fashioned , disapproval ] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary .

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNINNY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ninny. noun [ C ] old-fashioned informal uk / ˈnɪn.i / us / ˈnɪn.i /. Add to word list. a silly person. Synonym. nincompoop informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly people.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › ninnyNinny - definition of ninny by The Free Dictionary

    Define ninny. ninny synonyms, ninny pronunciation, ninny translation, English dictionary definition of ninny. n. pl. nin·nies A fool; a simpleton. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionninny noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of ninny noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › ninnyNinny Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    A silly or foolish person. Wiktionary. Synonyms: poop. nincompoop. nitwit. moron. mooncalf. jackass. schmuck. schmo. nerd. jerk. goof. dip. ding-dong. cretin. goose. Other Word Forms of Ninny. Noun. Singular: ninny.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › ninnyNINNY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Ninny definition: a fool or simpleton.. See examples of NINNY used in a sentence.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryNINNY definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

    If you refer to someone as a ninny, you think that they are foolish or silly. [ informal , old-fashioned , disapproval ] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary .

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › ninny_n1ninny, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun ninny is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for ninny is from 1593, in Passionate Morrice . ninny is perhaps formed within English, by clipping or shortening.