Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ear finger

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
ear fin-ger
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The little finger.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English ere fynger, from Old English ēarefinger (“little finger”), equivalent to ear + finger, from its use in removing wax.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

ear fingers (plural) ear-finger (alternative) earfinger (alternative)

Synonyms

auricular fourth finger little finger mercurial finger pinkie

Questions

What does ear finger mean?
The little finger.
Where does ear finger come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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