pinkie

1 of 2

noun (1)

pin·​kie ˈpiŋ-kē 

: pink entry 1

pinkie

2 of 2

noun (2)

ˈpiŋ-kē 

variants or pinky

plural pinkies

: little finger

Examples of pinkie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Archaeologists found the older man with a ring on his left pinkie, 10 bronze coins, a ceramic lamp, and a terracotta mortar, the bowl used with a pestle to mash ingredients. — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 18 June 2026

Here were decades of human invention and competition, and staggering quantities of money, all distilled down to something smaller than the size of a newborn’s pinkie finger. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026

Strangers fall into hushed conversation about the state of Jalen Brunson’s knee and Mitchell Robinson’s pinkie. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Robinson, who is questionable for Game 1 after breaking his pinkie last week, isn’t just a defender and rebounder. — Fred Katz, New York Times, 3 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

probably from Dutch pinkje small pink, diminutive of pink, from Middle Dutch pinke

Noun (2)

probably from Dutch pinkje, diminutive of pink little finger

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1840, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

circa 1808, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pinkie

• dinky
• inky
• kinky
• pinky
• slinky
• stinky

Kids Definition

pinkie

noun

pin·​kie

variants or pinky

ˈpiŋ-kē

plural pinkies

: little finger

Etymology

Noun

probably from Dutch pinkje "little finger"