finger-paint

[fing-ger-peynt]

verb (used with or without object)

to paint by using finger paints.

Origin of finger-paint

First recorded in 1950–55

finger paint

noun

a jellylike paint, used chiefly by children in painting, usually with their fingers.

Origin of finger paint

First recorded in 1945–50

Related formsfinger painting, noun

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