hinny

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: hĭn'ē, IPA(key): /ˈhɪ.ni/ Rhymes: -ɪni === Etymology 1 === From Latin hinnus – possibly cognate with hinnire (“to whinny”). ==== Alternative forms ==== hinney ==== Noun ==== hinny (plural hinnies) The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey). Synonym: (UK dialectal) fummel ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== mule === 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 === From standard English honey. ==== Noun ==== hinny (plural hinnies) (Geordie) A term of endearment usually for women. ===== Derived terms ===== === References === “hinny” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC. Frank Graham, editor (1987), “HINNY”, in The New Geordie Dictionary, Rothbury, Northumberland: Butler Publishing, →ISBN. Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4 Scott Dobson, Dick Irwin, “hinny”, in Newcastle 1970s: Durham & Tyneside Dialect Group‎[1], archived from the original on 5 September 2024.