| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| lay person or layperson | |
| —n , pl lay persons, lay people, laypersons, laypeople | |
| 1. | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| 2. | a person who does not have specialized or professional knowledge of a subject: a lay person's guide to conveyancing |
| layperson or layperson | |
| —n | |