Hinny
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɪ.ni/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hinny is a noun meaning The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
Meaning
The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
More Meanings
- To whinny
- (Geordie) A term of endearment usually for women.
Example Sentences
`You will make a great diagnostician, nae doot, my hinny, but you need tae improve your bedside manner.'
The curer said nothing to the cowboy but went straight to the mule, or hinny, rather, being out of San's big jenny by Alder's white horse.
Open the door, my hinny, my heart, / Open the door, my own darling; / Mind you the words that you and I spoke, / Down in the meadow, at the World’s End Well.
Word Forms
- hinnies
- hinney
- hinnying
- hinnied
Synonyms for hinny
Depending on context, synonyms include fummel.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include henny, horsie, werehorse, hynde, humpee, stonehorse.
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