Meanings
pinkie1
plural pinkies · alternative pinky
- informalA little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb.
Synonyms: little finger, auricular finger, ear-finger, fifth finger, fourth finger, mercurial finger, pinkie finger
- informaluncommonA little toe, the toe furthest on a foot from the big toe.
Synonyms: little toe, pinkie toe
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pinkie3
- AustraliaSouthA bilby.
Pinkie4
- A locality and historical house in Inveresk parish, East Lothian, Scotland.
- The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb.
nounA little toe, the toe furthest on a foot from the big toe.
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Origin
pinkie · noun
- Dutchpinkje
- Englishpinkie
From Dutch pinkje (literally “little finger”), which in the Holland dialects takes the form pinkie.
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- Kaurnabingu
- Englishpinkie
From Kaurna bingu.
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- Cumbric*cin“wedge, chisel”
- Cumbric*pant“hollow, depression”
- EnglishPinkie
Probably from Cumbric *pant (“hollow, depression”) + Cumbric *cin (“wedge, chisel”).
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Czech malík, malíček
- malíklittle toe
- malíčeklittle toe
Finnish pikkuvarvas
- pikkuvarvaslittle toe
German kleiner Zeh
- kleiner Zehlittle toe
Russian мизи́нец
- мизи́нец (mizínec)little toe
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Cite this entry
pinkie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinkie
“pinkie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinkie. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinkie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinkie.
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