Ninnies

Ninnies
Ninny Nin"ny, n.; pl. {Ninnies}. [Cf. It. ninno, ninna, a baby, Sp. ni[~n]o, ni[~n]a, child, infant, It. ninna, ninna nanna, lullably, prob. fr. ni, na, as used in singing a child to sleep.] A fool; a simpleton. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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