hinny
/ˈhɪ.ni/
hinny noun: the hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
Noun (1)
hinny (plural hinnies)
- The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
- 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.2001, Ursula K. Le Guin, “On the High Marsh”, in Tales from Earthsea
- Synonyms:
- fummel
Verb
hinny (third-person singular simple present hinnies, present participle hinnying, simple past and past participle hinnied)
- To whinny
Noun (2)
hinny (plural hinnies)
- A term of endearment usually for women.
- 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.1890, Joseph Jacobs, “The Well of the World’s End”, in English Fairy Tales, page 217
- `You will make a great diagnostician, nae doot, my hinny, but you need tae improve your bedside manner.'2016, Kerry Greenwood, Murder and Mendelssohn, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 310
Proper noun capitalized: Hinny
Hinny
- The ship of characters Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley of the Harry Potter series.
- Below are two images of fan art which represents the Hinny ship.2014, Zakia Jeewa, "Social Network Fandoms & Online Role-Playing: Harry Potter and The Vampire Diaries Fans on Twitter", thesis submitted to the University of KwaZulu-Natal, page 99
- On the other hand, one of the ships I hate is Hinny, a.k.a. Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley.2015 February 13, Rebecca Fartharly, “What are your favourite fictional ships?”, in inQuire, University of Kent, page 10
- Synonyms:
- H/G
hinny meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Vietnamese
hinny in Tamil
- ஆண் குதிரைக்கும் பிறந்த கலப்பினம், பெண் கழுதைக்கும், இன்னி
hinny in Arabic
- hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
- نَغْل naḡl, نَغْلَة naḡla
hinny in Vietnamese
- hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey
- con la, bạch đôi
Synonyms of hinny
Forms of hinny
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hinnies |
| alternative form | hinney |
| alternative form | henny |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | hinnies |
| present participle | hinnying |
| past participle | hinnied |
| past | hinnied |
Origin of hinny
From Latin hinnus, from Ancient Greek ἴννος (ínnos), γίννος (gínnos). Possibly cognate with hinnire (“to whinny”).
Alteration of whinny, which is onomatopoeic.
From standard English honey.
Words formed from hinny
Words that rhyme with hinny
Questions about hinny
- What does hinny mean?
- Hinny means the hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
- What is hinny in Tamil?
- Hinny in Tamil is ஆண் குதிரைக்கும் பிறந்த கலப்பினம், பெண் கழுதைக்கும், இன்னி. See Hinny meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hinny?
- Hinny can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce hinny?
- Hinny is pronounced /ˈhɪ.ni/.
- What is the plural of hinny?
- The plural of hinny is hinnies.
Words near hinny in the dictionary
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