Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A dialectal form of
minnow . - noun A childish word for mother.
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- proper noun A
diminutive ofWilhelmina . Popular as a formal femalegiven name in the 19th century.
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Examples
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Not a mention of Minnie for awhile, and I was typing, deleting, retyping about Minnie, finally got it off, then I read your message about * Minnie*.
Blogger News Network 2009
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It spent another €199 on a low-pressure system and secured the name Minnie.
Weather Deal Backfires for BMW's Mini Vanessa Fuhrmans 2012
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Mona had slightly sneered at what she termed Minnie's latest "crank," on the preceding evening, but she had been a good deal impressed by the courage and simplicity of Minnie's conduct, and in reality admired it, while she felt she could never emulate it.
Hollowmell or, A Schoolgirl's Mission E.R. Burden
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Minnie is the sweetest dog, and has a supper temperment.
Quite A Dog 2008
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When the last plate was in its place they called Minnie to them and said: --
Mother Stories Maud Lindsay
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When the last plate was in its place they called Minnie to them and said:
The Book of Stories for the Story-teller Fanny E. Coe
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When the hamper was packed to their satisfaction, they called Minnie back to see if they had forgotten anything.
The Girl Scouts at Home, or, Rosanna's Beautiful Day Katherine Keene Galt
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"Minnie is very well, but the question is, how is Aleta?" he said pointedly.
Aleta Dey 1919
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I call her Minnie, not with any wish to be impertinent, but because I have forgotten her surname.
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With the word Minnie was in her saddle, swung there by her lover's strong arms, and away across the levels beside him.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X) Various 1887
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