Definition of little finger
: the fourth and smallest finger of the hand counting the index finger as the first
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Making the signature gesture of the Texas Longhorn football team, a clenched fist with the index finger and little finger extended.
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The journalists asked if the girls could wrap Papa around their little fingers.
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His truck keys were looped around his little finger.
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The patrols are so frequent that children have learned to flash the thumb-and-little finger wiggle gesture popularized by American soldiers.
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So-Smart parlay by taking his tiny little shears into his tiny little fingers and snipping away at the nuclear deal with Iran.
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Your thumb and little finger might bend to hold your phone in place.
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But the main focus of attention in Ibrahimovic's Tweet was the condition of Bailly's little finger, which appeared to be painfully bent out of shape.
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Her little fingers wiggled amid the wreckage, one rescue worker said.
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First Known Use of little finger
before 12th century
LITTLE FINGER Defined for English Language Learners
little finger
Definition of little finger for English Language Learners
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: the finger that is farthest from your thumb
LITTLE FINGER Defined for Kids
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Definition of little finger for Students
: the shortest finger of the hand farthest from the thumb
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little finger
medical Definition of little finger
: the fourth and smallest finger of the hand counting the index finger as the first
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