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
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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
Bad luck on the penny that tempted my minnie To sell her poor Jenny for silver and land.
From Annie o' the Banks o' Dee by Gordon Stables
Na, he was ower cunning for my minnie, him.
From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
Molly Ridge, a stylist at Minnie May Closet, was about to film a promotional Instagram reel for the shop when she noticed the filming outside.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Here’s what I know: There’s a fetus inside a woman’s uterus, and the fetus can communicate in an omniscient, echoing Minnie Mouse voice with its mother.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
Minnie Driver is sadly underused as the school’s detached dean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
He added: "Until Minnie can come home, the family face regular travel between Yorkshire and Scotland, as well as accommodation and everyday living costs."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Minnie sat close to me, almost leaning on me as she continued speaking softly.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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