minny

[ min-ee ]

noun,plural min·nies.Chiefly Inland North and North Midland U.S..

Origin of minny

Perhaps *min (Old English myne minnow) + -y²

minny²

[ min-ee ]

noun,plural min·nies.Scot. and North England.

It woke minny and Aibileen up to the fact that they were risking their lives writing this book.
The Help: An Oral History with Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, and Co. | Marlow Stern | January 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
No, but you 'bout to,” minny replies, “ 'cause you just did.
12 Craziest Pie Scenes | Marlow Stern | November 21, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
minny on her white employer: “She smiles like the thought never entered that hairsprayed head of hers.”
Do I Have to Read The Help? | William Boot | January 16, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
“I must be crazy, giving sworn secrets a the colored race to a white lady,” minny says.
Do I Have to Read The Help? | William Boot | January 16, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
She leaned her face to the furry head on her shoulder, and he recognized minny by the strange pattern of his back and tail.
The Creators | May Sinclair

Indeed it had given him no little uneasiness lately to see how sweetly minny sometimes smiled on young Powell.
Hoosier Mosaics | Maurice Thompson
He had married minny Adams with the full consent of her parents and the opposition of all her other friends.
Not Pretty, But Precious | John Hay, et al.
I took out my work, and minny began to read Locksley Hall, which was then a new poem on this side the water.
Not Pretty, But Precious | John Hay, et al.
He loved minny Adams better than anything on earth, and the girl had great influence over him.
Not Pretty, But Precious | John Hay, et al.

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