ballad Copy link Outline 1. nēnia (orig. a dirge); children's b.s, puerorum neniae, Hor.2. carmen triviale (a street b.) • ballad: 1. nēnia (orig. a dirge); children's b.s, puerorum neniae, Hor.: worthless b.s, viles n., Phaedr. 2. carmen triviale (a street b.): Juv.