Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

niddy-noddy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nid-dy-n-od-dy
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tool used to make skeins from yarn, consisting of a central bar with crossbars at each end, offset from each other by 90°.

Etymology

Origin obscure. Perhaps from niddy (“grandmother”) + noddy, from the nodding motion associated with winding the yarn.

Inflected Forms

niddy-noddies (plural)

Questions

What does niddy-noddy mean?: A tool used to make skeins from yarn, consisting of a central bar with crossbars at each end, offset from each other by 90°.
Where does niddy-noddy come from?: Origin obscure. Perhaps from niddy (“grandmother”) + noddy, from the nodding motion associated with winding the yarn.

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