jenny

Jack's female counterpart

A jenny is a female donkey, as distinguished from the male (jack).

The term extends to other animals: a jenny wren is a female wren.

In textile manufacturing, a spinning jenny was an early multi-spindle spinning frame that revolutionized cloth production.

The jenny brayed at the approaching stranger. (Capitalized Jenny is a given name.)

donkey

mule

Equine hybrid, often sterile

foalYoung equine, under one
burroSmall domesticated donkey
jackassMale donkey; idiot

bray · herd · mare · colt · hinny · pasture · stable · grazing · livestock · hoof

spinning

spindle

Rotating rod for thread

yarnTwisted strand for crafts
threadFiber for stitching
bobbinSmall cylindrical thread holder

cotton · wool · fiber · textile · mill · roving · sliver · warp · weft · treadle

wren

songbird

Melodious perching avian

nestingMaking a dwelling
birdhouseMounted shelter for songbirds
chirpShort, high avian sound

feathers · plumage · perch · territory · insectivore · fledgling · breeding · warbler · hedgerow · troglodytes

Categories

equineshorse, mare, stallion, donkey, foal
turkeysturkey, turkeys, gobbler, tom, hen
donkeysdonkey, burro, jack, foal, gelding
livestockcow, cows, cattle, bull, bulls
femaleswoman, girl, lady, mother, daughter
old machinessteam engine, printing press, telegraph, typewriter, sewing machine

Opposites

animal sex (equine)

jennyjack

Device for lifting vehicles

jackass · stallion · tom · stud · buck

spinning equipment type

jennyspinning wheel

Fiber-to-thread device

power loom · distaff · hand spinning

Phrases

spinning jennyEarly multi-spool thread maker
Jenny CraigWeight management franchise
Jenny McCarthy
spinning jenniesEarly multi-spool thread makers
jenny from the block
Jenny Han

Family

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G