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Biology

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Pinky finger The little finger, or pinkie, also known as the baby finger, fifth digit, or pinky finger, is the most ulnar and smallest digit of the human hand, and next to the ring finger. Etymology The word "pinkie" is derived from the Dutch word ''pink ...
or little finger * Pinkie, a baby
mouse A mouse ( : mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus' ...
used as a food for exotic pets * Bilby or pinkie, an animal in Southern Australia * Pinkie, a
rosemary ''Salvia rosmarinus'' (), commonly known as rosemary, is a shrub with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers, native plant, native to the Mediterranean Region, Mediterranean region. Until 2017, it was kn ...
cultivar


People

* Pinkie Barnes (1915–2012), English international table tennis champion *
Stuart 'Pinkie' Bates The Divine Comedy are a pop band from Northern Ireland, formed in 1989 and fronted by Neil Hannon. Hannon has been the only constant member of the group, playing, in some instances, all of the non-orchestral instrumentation except drums. The b ...
, Hammond organ player with the band The Divine Comedy *
Bob Davie (ice hockey) Robert Howard "Pinkie" Davie (September 12, 1912 in Beausejour, Manitoba – October 27, 1990) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman (ice hockey), defenceman who played 41 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins in t ...
(1912–1990), Canadian National Hockey League defenceman *
Pinkie Gordon Lane Pinkie Gordon Lane (born January 13, 1923 – December 3, 2008) was an African-American poet, editor, and teacher. She authored five books of poetry and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1979. Among the numerous honors awarded to Lane is an ...
(born 1923), African-American poet, editor and teacher *
Lawrence Stark Lawrence W. Stark (February 21, 1926 – October 22, 2004) was an American neurologist and a recognized authority in the use of engineering analysis to characterize neurological systems. He was a longtime professor of physiological optics and eng ...
(1920–2004), Second World War Royal Air Force fighter ace * Pinkie C. Wilkerson (1948–2000), African American member of the Louisiana House of Representatives; see
Louisiana Center for Women in Government and Business Hall of Fame The Louisiana Center for Women in Government and Business Hall of Fame recognizes women natives or residents of the U.S. state of Louisiana for their significant achievements or statewide contributions. Among the inductees are men whose contributi ...


Fictional characters

* Pinkie Brown, a character in Graham Greene's novel '' Brighton Rock'' * Pinkie Leroy, a character in the 1950 Noël Coward musical '' Ace of Clubs'' *
Pinkie Pie In the '' My Little Pony'' franchise, the Earth ponies are ponies without a horn or wings. They were the first ponies to come out in 1983. They lack the ability to cast magic spells like unicorns, or the ability to stand on clouds like the ''pega ...
, a character in the ''My Little Pony'' franchise * Pinkie Wingate, Judy Garland’s character in the 1938 film ''
Listen, Darling ''Listen, Darling'' is a 1938 American musical comedy film starring Judy Garland, Freddie Bartholomew, Mary Astor, and Walter Pidgeon. It is best known as being the film in which Judy Garland sings "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart", which late ...
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Other uses

* ''Pinkie'' (painting), a 1794 portrait by Thomas Lawrence *
Pinkie House Pinkie may refer to: Biology * Pinky finger or little finger * Pinkie, a baby mouse used as a food for exotic pets * Bilby or pinkie, an animal in Southern Australia * Pinkie, a rosemary cultivar People * Pinkie Barnes (1915–2012), English i ...
, a historic Scottish mansion *
Pinkie Road The Regina Bypass is a four-lane twinned highway connector road in Regina, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the n ...
, a proposed highway in Saskatchewan, Canada *
Battle of Pinkie The Battle of Pinkie, also known as the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh ( , ), took place on 10 September 1547 on the banks of the River Esk near Musselburgh, Scotland. The last pitched battle between Scotland and England before the Union of the Cro ...
, a battle between Scotland and England in 1547.


See also

* * Pinky (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, given name