Ninny.
I have, for a long time now, abandoned my love relationship with words. We’ve become acquaintances, at best. Hoping to rekindle our long lost passion, we will start slowly with an enjoyable word of the day:
Ninny.
definition: fool or simpleton.
Origin: 1585–95; perhaps generic use of pet form of Innocent proper name—Related forms nin·ny·ish, adjective
I enjoy that this word has been around for centuries and also that it may also derive from the Italian for baby/child: “ninno”
I hope you enjoy it too.
