ninny Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a stupid foolish person
    nincompoop; poop.

WordNet


Nin"ny noun
Etymology
Cf. It. ninno, ninna, a baby, Sp. niño, niña, child, infant, It. ninna, ninna nanna, lullably, prob. fr. ni, na, as used in singing a child to sleep.
Wordforms
plural Ninnies
Definitions
  1. A fool; a simpleton. Shak.

Webster 1913