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Definition of Ninny

Ninny
Ninny Nin"ny, n.; pl. Ninnies. [Cf. It. ninno, ninna, a baby, Sp. ni[~n]o, ni[~n]a, child, infant, It. ninna, ninna nanna, lullably, prob. fr. ni, na, as used in singing a child to sleep.] A fool; a simpleton. --Shak.

Meaning of Ninny from wikipedia

- An idiot, in modern use, is a stupid or foolish person. 'Idiot' was formerly a technical term in legal and psychiatric contexts for some kinds of profound...
- elderly Ninny Threadgoode. Over several encounters, Ninny tells Evelyn about the long-abandoned town of Whistle Stop and its residents. Ninny's tale begins...
- ****ninny (also picaninny, piccaninny or pickininnie) is a pidgin word for a small child, possibly derived from the Portuguese pequenino ('boy, child...
- middle-aged housewife, and Ninny Threadgoode, an elderly woman who lives in a nursing home. Every w**** Evelyn visits Ninny, who recounts stories of her...
- former caretaker. This caretaker gave Ninny to Too-ticky, who then brought her to Moominmama to help make Ninny visible again. Moominmamma succeeds with...
- witches, Noel Niihashi and Ninny Spangcole, working for the Western Branch of Soul Society, located in Reverse London. Ninny Spangcole (ニニー・スパンコール, Ninī...
- diminutive: Иванушка-дурачок, Iv****hka-durachok), also called Ivan the Ninny, is a lucky fool stock character who appears in Russian folklore, a very...
- coxcomb, fribble, popinjay (meaning 'parrot'), dandy, fashion-monger, and ninny. Macaroni was another term of the 18th century more specifically concerned...
- Beach Tennis World Tour Ranking, sharing the position with her partner Ninny Valentini and lives in Rio de Janeiro. She has won two singles and doubles...
- The novel is set in both the past and the present. The story focuses on Ninny Threadgoode, who recalls her past in the town of Whistle Stop, Alabama,...