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• minnie
  minnie

  noun

  mother; mom.
• Minnie
  Minnie

  noun

  a female given name, form of Mary.

minnie

¹ American  

[min-ee] / ˈmɪn i /

Or minny

noun

Scots and North England Informal.

1. mother; mom.

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Minnie ² American  

[min-ee] / ˈmɪn i /

noun

1. a female given name, form of Mary.

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Etymology

Origin of minnie

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

Example Sentences

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minnie Minnie

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

She may tak' after her minnie that ran off wi' a sodjer man.

From Deep Moat Grange by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

It’s no for his auld minnie to see that.

From Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow by Emily Sarah Holt

Minnie Driver’s Paris adventures went awry this week when she was involved in a car accident that she’s describing as a frightening close call.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Minnie Merriman, from West Yorkshire, died at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee after being found seriously injured at an industrial estate in the town.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 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

Even when not dressed as Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Smith and Allan Lamb shared a strong bond on and off the field.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025

When Minnie wakes up, she says she knows she shouldn’t be telling me this, that I’m too young to hear it, but I swear I’m thirteen and that seems to satisfy her.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García