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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile; "a hinny has a gentler disposition than a mule"

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural hinnies) Etymology: Latin hinnus, from Greek innos Date: 1688 a hybrid between a stallion and a female donkey — compare mule

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. (pl. -ies) the offspring of a female donkey and a male horse. Etymology: L hinnus f. Gk hinnos 2. n. (also hinnie) (pl. -ies) Sc. & N.Engl. (esp. as a form of address) darling, sweetheart. Phrases and idioms: singing hinny a currant cake baked on a griddle. Etymology: var. of HONEY

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hinniate Hin"ni*ate, Hinny Hin"nyv. i. [L. hinnire.] To neigh; to whinny. [Obs.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hinny Hin"ny, n.; pl. Hinnies. [L. hinnus, cf. Gr. ?.] A hybrid between a stallion and an ass.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hinny Hin"ny, n. A term of endearment; darling; -- corrupted from honey. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Mule. II. v. n. Neigh, whinny.