minnie
noun
mother; mom.
minnie
1 American
[min-ee]
/ ˈmɪn i /
Or
minny
noun
Scots and North England Informal.
Minnie
2
American
[min-ee]
/ ˈmɪn i /
noun
Etymology
Origin of minnie
First recorded in 1600–10; origin uncertain; perhaps a pet name variant of mither
Example Sentences
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I need you to perform at her party with specifically a minnie mouse dead-mow-five head… not a mickey mouse dead-mow-five head.
From Time ● Mar. 2, 2016
With the belligerence of Ukip leader Nigel Farage, standard-bearers of the unapologetically three-dimensional say: Shove your skinny minnie game, because we're not playing.
From The Guardian ● May 11, 2013
Get a minnie mouse bandage and go to sleep.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2010
It’s but a porridge-spurtle, My minnie sent to me.’
From Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series by Sidgwick, Frank
O whare live ye, my bonnie lass, O whare live ye, my hinnie, By yon burn-side, gin ye maun ken, In a wee house wi’ my minnie.
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
Daughters Pearl, Andy and Minnie are 13, 10 and 8, respectively.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
In Boston, protesters chanted in solidarity: “We’re not cold, we’re not afraid, Minnie taught us to be brave.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
It of course also includes Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
This year’s lineup includes more trees and characters like Mickey, Minnie, newcomer Goofy and some of the gang from Star Wars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Minnie was to refer to him in public as Henry Howard Holmes, an alias, he explained, that he had adopted for business reasons.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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