little finger
noun
: the fourth and smallest finger of the hand counting the index finger as the first
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Plesac, with a non-displaced fracture of the little finger on his right hand, threw long toss Monday afternoon. 
Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2022 If Sahelanthropus was habitually bipedal, the study’s further analysis of the ulnae, the larger of the two forearm bones which stretches from the elbow to the little finger, shows that its arms were extremely apelike, akin to chimps. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 Sale’s little finger was fractured in the first inning on Sunday when Aaron Hicks smoked him with a wicked line drive. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2022 Cramer clarified that the potential amputation would apply only to part of his little finger, not amputation of his whole hand. Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 22 June 2022 But the Virgin herself is virtually identical, right down to the slightly bent little finger of her praying left hand. Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2022 All 13 members wear a distinct ring on their little finger. Natalie Morin, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2022 Diddy’s signature, starting from his early days in the studio, is a small orb of diamonds on his little finger. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2022 The Bengals had won two straight before key injuries and mistakes took their toll in a 41-22 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers that left quarterback Joe Burrow nursing a sore little finger on his throwing hand. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2021 See More
Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2022 If Sahelanthropus was habitually bipedal, the study’s further analysis of the ulnae, the larger of the two forearm bones which stretches from the elbow to the little finger, shows that its arms were extremely apelike, akin to chimps. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 Sale’s little finger was fractured in the first inning on Sunday when Aaron Hicks smoked him with a wicked line drive. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2022 Cramer clarified that the potential amputation would apply only to part of his little finger, not amputation of his whole hand. Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 22 June 2022 But the Virgin herself is virtually identical, right down to the slightly bent little finger of her praying left hand. Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2022 All 13 members wear a distinct ring on their little finger. Natalie Morin, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2022 Diddy’s signature, starting from his early days in the studio, is a small orb of diamonds on his little finger. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2022 The Bengals had won two straight before key injuries and mistakes took their toll in a 41-22 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers that left quarterback Joe Burrow nursing a sore little finger on his throwing hand. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
little finger
noun
: the shortest finger of the hand farthest from the thumb
Medical Definition
little finger
noun
: the fourth and smallest finger of the hand counting the index finger as the first