minny

¹ American  

[min-ee] / ˈmɪn i /

noun

Chiefly Inland North and North Midland U.S..

plural

minnies

1. minnow.

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minny ² American  

[min-ee] / ˈmɪn i /

noun

Scot. and North England.

plural

minnies

1. minnie.

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Etymology

Origin of minny

Perhaps *min ( Old English myne minnow) + -y ²

Example Sentences

Sae lang in the mornins ye lie, Mair fit ye was helping yer minny To milk a’ the ewes and the kye.”

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI by Leighton, Alexander

Ye are a bonny like man," said Meg, "to tak' yer minny to speak for ye before the session.

From The Lilac Sunbonnet by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

Was hard luck a minny us done ketched a whale.

From Lady Luck by Wiley, Hugh

But lang may her minny look o'er the wa', And lang may she seek i' the greenwood shaw; Lang the Laird of Duneira blame, And lang, lang greet or Kilmeny come hame.

From Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls by Bruce, Josephine

He wus shantyin' thin, wuz Finnigin, As minny a railroader's been agin, An' the shmoky ol' lamp wuz burnin' bright In Finnigin's shanty all that night— Bilin' down his repoort, wuz Finnigin.

From Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform by Fulton, Robert I.