hinny (redirected from hinnies)

hin·ny  (hn)

n. pl. hin·nies

The hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey.

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[Alteration of Latin hinnus, from Greek ginnos, innos.]

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hinny¹

n pl -nies

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the sterile hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass Compare mule¹ [1]

[from Latin hinnus, from Greek hinnos]

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hinny²

vb -nies, -nying, -nied

a less common word for whinny

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hinny³

n

Scot and northern English dialect a term of endearment, esp for a woman or child

[variant of honey]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hinny - hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile; "a hinny has a gentler disposition than a mule" Equus, genus Equus - type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae equid, equine - hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck