Ninnies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ninny \Nin"ny\, n.; pl. {Ninnies}. [Cf. It. ninno, ninna, a
     baby, Sp. ni[~n]o, ni[~n]a, child, infant, It. ninna, ninna
     nanna, lullably, prob. fr. ni, na, as used in singing a child
     to sleep.]
     A fool; a simpleton. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]