ninny

nin·ny

noun \ˈni-nē\

plural ninnies

Definition of NINNY

: fool, simpleton

Examples of NINNY

1. <only a ninny would try to cross a swollen, raging river>
2. <was such a ninny that he kept forgetting my name, even though I was wearing a name tag>

Origin of NINNY

perhaps by shortening & alteration from an innocent

First Known Use: 1593

Related to NINNY

Synonyms

berk [British], booby, charlie (also charley) [British], cuckoo, ding-a-ling, dingbat, ding-dong, dipstick, doofus [slang], featherhead, git [British], goose, half-wit, jackass, lunatic, mooncalf, nincompoop, fool, ninnyhammer, nit [chiefly British], nitwit, nut, nutcase, simp, simpleton, turkey, yo-yo

Antonyms

brain, genius

Related Words

daredevil; madman, madwoman; airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, cretin, dodo, dolt, donkey, dope, dork [slang], dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fathead, gander, goon, half-wit, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, know-nothing, knucklehead, moron, numskull (or numbskull), pinhead, schlub (also shlub) [slang], schlump [slang], schnook [slang], stock; featherbrain, scatterbrain; butt, dupe, laughingstock, mockery, monkey; chump, loser, schlemiel (also shlemiel); character, codger, crackbrain, crackpot, crank, kook, oddball, screwball, weirdo

Near Antonyms

sage, thinker; brain, genius

Rhymes with NINNY

cine, finny, ginny, guinea, Guinea, hinny, mini, pinny, shinny, skinny, spinney, squinny, tinny, whinny, Winnie