# niddy-noddy

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/niddy-noddy