hinny

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɪni/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hin′ē)

Inflections of 'hinny' (n): npl: hinnies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hin•ny  (hin′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nies. 
  1. Animal Husbandrythe offspring of a male horse and a female donkey. Cf. mule1 (defs. 1, 2).
  • Latin hinnus; akin to Greek gínnos mule) + -y2
  • obsolete hinne (1680–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hinny /ˈhɪnɪ/ n ( pl -nies)
  1. the sterile hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass
    Compare mule1
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin hinnus, from Greek hinnos
hinny /ˈhɪnɪ/ vb ( -nies, -nying, -nied)
  1. a less common word for whinny
hinny /ˈhɪnɪ/ n
  1. Scot Northern English dialect a term of endearment, esp for a woman or child
Etymology: variant of honey
'hinny' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
mule

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