little finger
noun
: the fourth and smallest finger of the hand counting the index finger as the first
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There, doctors said the tendons and nerves in her ring and little fingers were ruptured in the attack.
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 May 2025
Serve alongside mini muffins, deviled eggs, cheese and crackers, and other brunch dishes that are simple for youngsters and their little fingers to prepare.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025
Its actuation is based on the same mechanism found in Azzurra, but differs from it in that Milano has two additional degrees of actuation used to move a rotating wrist and to enable independent flexion/extension of ring finger and little finger (the two fingers are coupled together in Azzurra).
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 July 2013
Brosnan then made a show of trying to squeeze his little finger back into place around the weapon.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 26 May 2025
Serve alongside mini muffins, deviled eggs, cheese and crackers, and other brunch dishes that are simple for youngsters and their little fingers to prepare.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025
Its actuation is based on the same mechanism found in Azzurra, but differs from it in that Milano has two additional degrees of actuation used to move a rotating wrist and to enable independent flexion/extension of ring finger and little finger (the two fingers are coupled together in Azzurra).
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 July 2013
Brosnan then made a show of trying to squeeze his little finger back into place around the weapon.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Little finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20finger. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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