miny

Counting rhyme syllable

Miny appears almost exclusively in the counting rhyme "eeny, meeny, miny, moe," used by children to make random selections.

The word has no independent meaning outside this rhyme and its variants.

It functions purely as a rhythmic syllable in the sequence.

Related

by the toe · wee · eeny · cavernlike · little · compact · itty bitty · rhyme · micro · itty-bitty · mo · small · undersized · delicate · petite · dainty · teensy · childhood

Phrases
Family

minor, minus, mini, diminish, minimum, mince, minimize, minuscule, minimalist

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G