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# hinny

noun (a hinny, hinnies); noun (hinny — dialect, term of endearment)

«hinny» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A hinny is the young of a male horse and a female donkey; it looks a bit like a mule. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinny/#m1)
2. (dialect, northern England and Scotland) «Hinny» is a loving word for someone, like «honey» or «pet», especially in the North East (Geordie). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinny/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, a hinny and a mule are both crosses between a horse and a donkey: a mule has a donkey dad and a horse mum; a hinny has a horse dad and a donkey mum. Hinnies are rarer than mules and usually cannot have babies. In Newcastle and Northumberland, «hinny» or «hinney» is a friendly name, and «singin' hinnies» are griddle cakes.

### Examples

- A hinny has a horse father and a donkey mother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinny/#x1)
- Hinnies are rarer than mules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinny/#x2)
- Like mules, hinnies usually cannot have foals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinny/#x3)
- (dialect) «Come here, hinny, and give us a hug,» said Nana. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinny/#x4)
- (dialect) «Ta, hinny,» said the lady at the shop in Newcastle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinny/#x5)
- Singin' hinnies are cakes that sizzle on the griddle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinny/#x6)

### Note

Plural: hinnies (change y to ie). The trap: hinny and mule are opposite crosses; remember «mule = mum is a horse». Also «hinny» can mean the sound of a horse (whinny) in old dialect, but «whinny» is the usual word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hinny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinny/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hinny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hinny.html) on Mova free.