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Hinny

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

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

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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

v. To whinny

n. A term of endearment usually for women.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A hybrid between a stallion and an ass; -- correlative of the mule.

n. A term of endearment; darling; -- corrupted from honey.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A mule got from a she-ass by a stallion.

To neigh; whinny.

n. A dialectal (Scotch) variant of honey.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile

Word Usage

"I knew nothing about that horse except that a hinny was the sterile issue of stallion and jenny, most like a mule but prettier, yet already I was eager to ride her."

Antonym

mule

Verb Form

hinnied hinnies hinnying

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

equine equid

Cross Reference

mule

Variant

hinnied

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

darling

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Ginnie Ginny Guinea Mini Minnie Pliny Vinnie Winnie ginny guinea

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