NINNY

ninny|ninnyhammer. Ninny, or Ninnyhammer, n. a simpleton, a fool

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Nin″ny (?), n.; pl. Ninnies (#). [[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.]] A fool; a simpleton. Shak.