pinky

«pinky» in Mova's school dictionary: The smallest finger on your hand; the little finger — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a pinky, pinkies); adjective (pinky — pinkish)

meaning for a pupil

1) The smallest finger on your hand; the little finger. tree →

2) (adjective, UK) Slightly pink. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, children make a «pinky promise» or «pinky swear» by linking little fingers, a special promise you must keep. Mostly used in the USA, Canada, Scotland and Australia; in England people often say «little finger». Phrases: «pinky promise», «pinky swear».

examples

• My pinky is my smallest finger. tree →
• We made a pinky promise to keep the secret. tree →
• I hurt my pinky in the door. tree →
• The baby held my pinky tightly. tree →
• Her cheeks went pinky in the cold. tree →
• You must keep a pinky promise. tree →

note

Also spelled «pinkie». Plural: pinkies. A pinky promise is about good secrets only; bad secrets that make you unsafe should be told to a trusted adult.

In the corpora

• A pinky promise is still a promise.
• A pinky promise is still a promise, and people remember broken ones.
• A «pinky promise» is a children's promise made by hooking little fingers together.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pinky» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.