little finger

American  

noun

• little fingers
  plural

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• little fingers
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of little finger

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

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Example Sentences

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little finger

Now, bring your fingers together with your thumb holding down your little finger and rest the bottom of the three remaining fingers on the horizon again.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

"You couldn't even get your little finger in there. It's been a year and a half, but my eye still feels strained and I constantly want to force it open," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

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 ● Jun. 13, 2025

His team announced at the time that Santana “took a hard fall and broke his little finger on his left hand,” negatively affecting his ability to play guitar for six weeks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025

A second lizard crawled up over the side of the suitcase and stopped less than an inch away from Zero's little finger.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar

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