minion

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
2. (countable, uncountable) A sycophantic follower.
3. (uncountable) The size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured.
5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) An ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches.
6. (alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable) Obsolete form of minium.

Adj

Favoured, beloved; "pet".

Concetti

servo

tirapiedi

schiavo

cara

diletto

famulo

leccapiedi

prediletto

beneamato

mignona

adulatore

amato

sinonimi

underling

subordinate

favorite

henchman

favourite

lackey

creature

flunky

stooge

pet

yes man

darling

myrmidon

idol

jackal

protege

second fiddle

servant

servile

sidekick

slave

sultana

follower

apprentice

blandisher

bootlicker

cajoler

cherished

dear

dependant

dogsbody

fawner

flatterer

flunkey

adulator

Traduzioni

Günstling

subalterne

sous-fifre

dalkavuk

favorito

apaniguado

secuaz

lieveling

ondergeschikte

ευνοούμενος

favorito

acólito

adlátere

التابع

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈmɪnjən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

1490, from Middle French mignon (“lover, royal favourite, darling”), from Old French mignon (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), from Frankish *minnju (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minþijō, *mindijō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Doublet of mignon.