minnie

¹

Or min·ny

[min-ee]

noun

Scots and North England Informal.

1. mother; mom.

Minnie

²

[min-ee]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Mary.

Word History and Origins

Origin of minnie¹

First recorded in 1600–10; origin uncertain; perhaps a pet name variant of mither

Example Sentences

The first places to plant a tree on Saturday include The Tree Sanctuary in Coventry, where three teenagers set up a project to rescue their city's trees, and a site commemorating the Minnie Pit mining disaster in Staffordshire.

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To Rapp’s ears, Lenae’s airy soprano “has this beautiful ping at the top that I’ve only ever heard in Minnie Riperton,” she says.

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The second richest race on the card, the $5-million Turf, was supposed be a matchup of two-time winner Rebel’s Romance and Minnie Hauk, who had five wins and two seconds in seven starts.

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Giant Siberian bear Max and Syrian bear Minnie were living in a bus depot for the entertainment of travellers until they were saved in 2018.

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Alan Knight, IAR president, told the BBC it was "heart-warming" to see how healthy and playful Max and Minnie were "after years of cruelty and neglect".

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