pinky

Meaning

Adj

Pinkish.

Noun

1. (Australia, historical, slang, uncountable) Methylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy's crystals.
2. (countable, uncountable) A baby mouse, especially when used as food for a snake, etc.
3. (countable, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur, uncountable) A white person.
4. (Australia, countable, informal, uncountable) The Australasian snapper or pink snapper (Chrysophrys auratus).
5. (countable, historical, uncountable) A kind of fishing schooner of New England.

Noun

The smallest finger or toe of a hand or foot.

Synonyms

little finger

pinkie

finger

auricular

the little finger

pinkish

minimus

the little toe

Translations

auriculaire

mignolo

petit doigt

kleiner Finger

meñique

dedo meñique

pink

dit petit

ωτίτης

menovell

dedo mínimo

μικρός

menuell

dito mignolo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɪŋki/

Etymology

Cognate with Western Frisian: pinke

Cognate with English: pink

Cognate with Old English: pinca

Cognate with English: pintle

In summary

From pink + -y.