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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.
a foolish person. (Definition of ninny from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of ninny? Translations of ninny.
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
Ninny definition: a fool or simpleton.. See examples of NINNY used in a sentence.
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 .
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. Etymons: innocent n., ‑y suffix6. See etymology.
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...
