little finger

American  

noun

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

---

Etymology

Origin of little finger

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

Example Sentences

Her palm opens, and eventually I feel her little finger interlock with mine.

From Literature

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

From BBC

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.

From BBC

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.

From BBC

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.

From BBC