pinkie
pinkie Lexical Profile
pinkie Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The smallest and outermost finger of the human hand, situated opposite the thumb; the little finger.
"She wore a delicate silver ring on her left pinkie."
A traditional type of narrow-sterned, two-masted sailing vessel with a sharp, elevated stern, formerly used for fishing in Scotland and New England.
"The maritime museum features a restored nineteenth-century pinkie once used by coastal cod fishermen."
Australian A small, burrowing marsupial, Macrotis lagotis, native to arid regions of Australia, characterized by long rabbit-like ears and silky blue-gray fur; the greater bilby.
"Conservationists monitor the nocturnal foraging habits of the pinkie across the desert sanctuary."
• Rhymes for pinkie
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed into Scottish and American English from the Dutch word 'pinkje', the diminutive form of 'pink' meaning 'little finger'.