Ninny
/ˈnɪni/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A silly or foolish person. informal
"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?"
- 2 a stupid foolish person wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"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?"
Etymology
Unknown; the synonym ninnyhammer appears around the same time. Possibly related to innocent or Italian ninno (“small child”).