minion
pronunciation
How to pronounce minion in British English:
UK [ˈmɪniən]
How to pronounce minion in American English:
US [ˈmɪnjən]
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- Noun:
- a servile or fawning dependant
Word Origin
- minion (n.)
- c. 1500, "a favorite; a darling; a low dependant; one who pleases rather than benefits" [Johnson], from Middle French mignon "a favorite, darling" (n.), also a term of (probably homosexual) abuse;" as an adjective, "dainty, pleasing, favorite," from Old French mignot "pretty, attractive, dainty, gracious, affectionate," perhaps of Celtic origin (compare Old Irish min "tender, soft"), or from Old High German minnja, minna "love, memory" (see mind (n.)). Used 16c.-17c. without disparaging overtones.
Example
- 1. Don 't fall into the trap of becoming a mindless minion .
- 2. Of course these instruments are usually controlled by those who administrate the minion training program , but they don 't have to be .