Minnie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Minnie is a noun meaning (Northern England, Scotland, endearing, chiefly childish, obsolete) Mother, mummy.
Meaning
(Northern England, Scotland, endearing, chiefly childish, obsolete) Mother, mummy.
More Meanings
- (World War I military slang) A minenwerfer trench mortar.
- Alternative spelling of minnow.
Example Sentences
In quiet, sheltered places, where the water is clear but does not run too swiftly, the ‘minnie,’ as the stickleback is locally called, makes its nest by the bank. […] On these fibres the ova are deposited, and they are then either purposely partly covered with sand by the minnie, or else the particles that are brought down by the current gather over the bundle of fibres and conceal it, excepting one small spot.
Word Forms
- minnies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include millie, shorty, mini, small, miniature, minuscule.
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