HINNY

hinny

(noun) hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile; “a hinny has a gentler disposition than a mule”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

hinny (plural hinnies)

The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).

Etymology 2

Alteration of whinny, which is onomatopoeic.

Verb

hinny (third-person singular simple present hinnies, present participle hinnying, simple past and past participle hinnied)

To whinny

Etymology 3

Noun

hinny (plural hinnies)

(Geordie) A term of endearment usually for women.

Etymology

Proper noun

Hinny

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley of the Harry Potter series.

Synonyms

• H/G

Source: Wiktionary


Hin"ni*ate, Hin"ny v. i. Etym: [L. hinnire.]

Definition: To neigh; to whinny. [Obs.]

Hin"ny, n.; pl. Hinnies. Etym: [L. hinnus, cf. Gr.

Definition: A hybrid between a stallion and an ass.

Hin"ny, n.

Definition: A term of endearment; darling; -- corrupted from honey. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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