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meenie

meenie

8 9.9
A childish word for a person who is unkind to others
  • noun
  • /ˈmiːni/
  • Baby Talk
translation icon : malo
  • Eenie, meenie, minie, moe!
  • eenie, meenie
  • meenie, miney
  • meenie, miney, mo

Examples

Synonyms

bully
vsmeenie
  • Offensive
301 3.2

A person who scares or hurts people who are weaker

is a playful childish label, less forceful than intimidation or harm
meanie
vsmeenie
  • Offensive
13 4.9

A person who is unkind to other people, often said by children

is the playful childish label for the same unkind person
meany
vsmeenie
  • Offensive
5 7.2

A person who is unkind and hurts other people's feelings

is the playful childish term rather than a neutral description
taunter
vsmeenie
  • Offensive
1 8.4

A person who teases or makes fun of others to upset them

is a playful label for an unkind person, not someone who actively teases

Antonyms

1.0

Being pleasant and enjoyable to experience

534 1.0

Being helpful and caring toward other people

Surface Forms

meenie singular
meenies plural

Morphology

meenie = mean (transparent) = mean + ie

Formed from the adjective 'mean' plus the diminutive/pejorative suffix '-ie', so the noun meaning 'a person who is mean' is directly predictable from its parts.

Etymology

Meenie is just the word mean with the small, childlike ending -ie, like in doggie or birdie. So a meenie is a 'little mean one', a childish name for someone who is unkind.