pinkie
See also: Pinkie
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɪŋki/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪŋki
- Homophone: pinky
Etymology 1
From Dutch pinkje (literally “little finger”), which in the Holland dialects takes the form pinkie.
Noun
pinkie (plural pinkies)
- (informal) A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb.
- (informal, less commonly) A little toe, the toe furthest on a foot from the big toe.
Alternative forms
Synonyms
- (little finger): little finger, auricular finger, ear-finger, fifth finger (US), fourth finger (UK), mercurial finger, pinkie finger
- (little toe): little toe, pinkie toe
Translations
little finger — see little finger
little toe
Etymology 2
Noun
pinkie (plural pinkies)
- Alternative form of pinky (“baby mouse”).
Etymology 3
Noun
pinkie
- (Australia, South Australia) A bilby.
See also
Scots
Noun
pinkie (plural pinkies)