Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

little finger

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables
lit-tle fin-ger
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The outermost and smallest finger of the hand, next to the ring finger, farthest from the thumb.

Etymology

From Middle English litel fynger, from Old English lȳtel finger.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

little fingers (plural)

Phrases

little fingernail wrap around one's little finger

Synonyms

auricular digit V ear finger fifth digit fourth finger mercurial finger pinkie pinkie finger baby finger least finger little finger minimus

Questions

What does little finger mean?
The outermost and smallest finger of the hand, next to the ring finger, farthest from the thumb.
Where does little finger come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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