little finger

noun

1. the finger farthest from the thumb, the smallest of the five fingers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of little finger¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

Example Sentences

An England white-ball regular, Jacks is recovering from a broken little finger and will be fit in time for the Ashes.

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The photo, taken earlier this month, also features her wedding band, her five carat emerald cut diamond engagement ring, and a gold ring composed of circular plaques on her little finger.

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All they found was a narrow section of a left palm print, the area beneath the little finger, on the frame of an upstairs sash window.

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Smith suffered a compound dislocation of the little finger on his right hand after shelling the chance and left the field to go hospital for further treatment.

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The 31-year-old is currently recovering from a broken little finger sustained in the first one-day international against West Indies last week.

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