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pink·ie 1

also pink·y  (pĭng′kē)
n. pl. pink·ies Informal
The little finger.
[Probably from Dutch pinkje, diminutive of pink, little finger.]

pink·ie 2

 (pĭng′kē)
n.
Variant of pink3.
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pinkie

(ˈpɪŋkɪ) or

pinky

n, pl -ies
(Anatomy) Scot and US and Canadian the little finger
[C19: from Dutch pinkje, diminutive of pink1; compare pinkeye]
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pink•ie

or pink•y

(ˈpɪŋ ki)

n., pl. pink•ies.
Informal. the little finger.
[1585–95; < Dutch pinkie, dial. variant of pinkje, diminutive of pink little finger]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.pinkie - the finger farthest from the thumbpinkie - the finger farthest from the thumb  
little finger, pinky
musculus abductor digiti minimi manus - the abductor muscle of the little finger
minimus - the fifth digit; the little finger or little toe
finger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"
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Translations

pinkie

[ˈpɪŋkɪ] N (Scot, US) → (dedo m) meñique m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pinkie

pinky [ˈpɪŋki] n → petit doigt mpinking shears npl → ciseaux mpl à denteler
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pinkie

n (Scot, US: inf) → kleiner Finger
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pinkie

[ˈpɪŋkɪ] n (Scot) (fam) (Am) (fam) → mignolo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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