hinny /ˈhɪ.ni/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).The curer said nothing to the cowboy but went straight to the mule, or hinny, rather, being out of San's big jenny by Alder's white horse. — 2001 •A term of endearment usually for women.Open the door, my hinny, my heart, / Open the door, my own darling; / Mind you the words that you and I spoke, / Down in the meadow, at the World’s End Well. — 1890 verb1 •To whinny formshinnied · hinnying · hinnies