hinny

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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

From Latin hinnus, from Ancient Greek ἴννος (ínnos), γίννος (gínnos). Possibly cognate with hinnire (“to whinny”).

Hinny, a term of endearment=honey. — The Pirate: Andrew Lang Edition, Walter Scott
Love your own, kiss your own, Love your own mother, hinny, For if she was dead and gone, You'd ne'er get such another, hinny. — The Little Mother Goose, Unknown
This is to lose all indeed.” “Gie’s your loof, [9] hinny,” says she, “and let me spae your weird to ye.” “No, mother,” said I, “I see far enough the way I am. — Catriona, Robert Louis Stevenson

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