Phrase guide

little finger

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: auricular, digit V, ear finger, fifth digit, fourth finger, mercurial finger, pinkie, pinkie finger

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the finger farthest from the thumb

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pinkie, pinky

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: minimus, finger

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

176 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Alabama: ilbochòosi — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Southern Altai: чычалык (čïčalïk) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Arabic: خِنْصِر (ḵinṣir) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Arabic: خنصر (ḵinṣar) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Aramaic: ܚܨܪܐ (ḥeṣrāʾ) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Armenian: ճկույթ (čkuytʻ) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Asturian: moñín — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Asturian: meñín — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Asturian: pequeñín — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Azerbaijani: çeçələ barmaq — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Bashkir: сәтәкәй (sətəkəy) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Basque: atxiki — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Belarusian: мязі́нец (mjazínjec) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Central Bikol: gigis — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Breton: biz-bihan — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Bulgarian: ку́тре (kútre) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Bulgarian: ма́лък пръ́ст (málǎk prǎ́st) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Bulgarian: мале́шка (maléška) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Burmese: လက်သန်း (laksan:) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Catalan: dit petit — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Catalan: menovell — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Chinese Cantonese: 小指 (siu2 zi2) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Chinese Cantonese: 手指尾 — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Chinese Cantonese: 尾指 — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Hakka Chinese: 手指尾 (sú-chṳ́-mî, sú-chí-mî) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Chinese: 尾指 (zh-min-nan) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Chinese: 尾指仔 (bóe-cháin-á, bé-cháin-á) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Chinese: 尾指指 (bóe-chéng-cháin, bé-chéng-cháin) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Chinese: 尾指指仔 (bóe-chéng-cháin-á, bé-chéng-cháin-á) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Chinese: 煞尾指 (soah-bóe-cháin) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Chinese: 尾指頭仔 /尾指头仔 (bóe-chéng-thâu-á) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Chinese: 尾抅仔 (bé-niuh--á) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Chinese: 不吉 (put-kiat) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小指 (xiǎozhǐ) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小拇指 (xiǎomǔzhǐ) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小拇哥 (xiǎomǔgē) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小手指 (xiǎoshǒuzhǐ) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尾指 (wěizhǐ) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Ngazidja Comorian: shaya sha ntsa — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Coptic: ⲥⲁⲗⲟⲩⲡⲓⲛ (saloupin) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Crimean Tatar: kiçik parmaq — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Czech: malík — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Czech: malíček — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Danish: lillefinger — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Dolgan: ылгын чөмүйэ (ılgın çömüye) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Dutch: pink — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Esperanto: malgranda fingro — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Esperanto: etfingro — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Estonian: väike sõrm — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Finnish: pikkusormi — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Finnish: pikkurilli — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • French: petit doigt — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • French: auriculaire — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • West-Frisian: pink — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Galician: maimiño — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Galician: molecrín — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Galician: velleco — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Georgian: ნეკი (neḳi) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Georgian: ნეკა თითი (neḳa titi) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • German: kleiner Finger — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Greek: μικρός (mikrós) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Paraguayan Guarani: kuã'i — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Hebrew: זרת (zéret) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Hindi: कानी उँगली (kānī uṅglī) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Hindi: कानी (kānī) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Hindi: छिगुनी (chigunī) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Hindi: कनिष्ठिका (kaniṣṭhikā) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Hindi: कनिष्ठा (kaniṣṭhā) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Hungarian: kisujj — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Icelandic: litlifingur — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Ido: mikrafingro — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Ido: orelofingro — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Ilocano: kikit — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Indonesian: jari kelingking — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Ingrian: pikkurilli — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Interlingua: digito auricular — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Interlingua: auricular — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Irish: méar bheag — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Irish: laidhricín — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Irish: lúidín — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Italian: mignolo — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Italian: dito mignolo — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Japanese: 小指 (koyubi) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Javanese: jenthik — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Javanese: klingking — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Limos Kalinga: pasengsengket — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Southern Kalinga: paiing — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Kankanaey: palpal-iking — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Kazakh: шынашақ (şynaşaq) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Korean: 소지 (soji) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Korean: 새끼손가락 (saekkison'garak) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Central Kurdish: تووتە (tûte) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Northern Kurdish: qilîçk — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Latin: digitulus — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Laz: წულუ კითი (ǯulu ǩiti) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Macedonian: мал пр́ст (mal pŕst) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Malay: jari kelengkeng — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Brunei Malay: jari kalingking — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Maltese: saba’ żgħir — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Manchu: ᡶᡳᠶᠠᠩᡤᡡ ᠰᡳᠮᡥᡠᠨ (fiyanggū simhun) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Manchu: ᡶᡳᠶᠠᠩᡤᡡ (fiyanggū) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Māori: kōiti — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Marathi: करंगळी (karaṅgḷī) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Marshallese: addi-dik — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Central Melanau: tujok ingeh — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Middle English: litel fynger — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Mokilese: jandiski — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Khiamniungan Naga: phōhkhòtshòu — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Classical Nahuatl: mahpiltōntli — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Navajo: áláyáázh — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Neapolitan: mignulìllo — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Neapolitan: dito piccerillo — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Nias: turu siakhi — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Norman: p'tit dé — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Norman: p'tit quérouin — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lillefinger — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: veslefinger — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Old English: lȳtel finger — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Pannonian Rusyn: мали палєц (mali paljec) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Pitjantjatjara: maṟa ngaḻi — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Polish: mały palec — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Portuguese: dedo mínimo — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Portuguese: mínimo — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Portuguese: dedo auricular — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Portuguese: mindinho — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Portuguese: minguinho — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Portuguese: mendinho — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Portuguese: meiminho — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Rapa Nui: ko manara — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Romanian: deget mic — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Russian: мизи́нец (mizínec) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Salar: sece burmaq — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Northern Sami: čelččen — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Scots: pinkie — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Scottish Gaelic: lùdag — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Scottish Gaelic: luad — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Scottish Gaelic: corra-mheur — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Scottish Gaelic: gilceag — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Scottish Gaelic: lùidean — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Scottish Gaelic: brideagaidh — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuisteag — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Scottish Gaelic: lùdan — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Serbo-Croatian: мали прст — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Serbo-Croatian: малић — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Serbo-Croatian: mali prst — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Serbo-Croatian: malić — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Sindhi: چِيچَ (cīca) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Slovak: malíček — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Slovene: mezinec — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Spanish: dedo meñique de la mano — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Spanish: meñique de la mano — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Spanish: dedo auricular — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Spanish: meñique — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Sranan Tongo: pikinfinga — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Sundanese: cingir — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Swahili: kidole cha mwisho — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Swedish: lillfinger — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Tagalog: kalingkingan — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Tagalog: hinliliit — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Thai: นิ้วก้อย (níu-gɔ̂ɔi) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Tigrinya: ሕንጥሊቶ (ḥənṭəlito) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Tigrinya: ሕንጥል ሕንጥሊቶ (ḥənṭəl ḥənṭəlito) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Turkish: serçe parmak — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Turkish: küçük parmak — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Turkmen: külembike — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Ukrainian: мізи́нець (mizýnecʹ) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Vietnamese: ngón út — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Vietnamese: ngón tay út — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Volapük: rikül — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Welsh: bys bach — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Welsh: clustfys — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Woiwurrung: tadjeri — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Woiwurrung: būbūpi mŭrnongyi — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Yakan: kingking — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Yakut: ылгын-чыгыйа (ïlgïn-čïgïya) — outermost and smallest finger of the hand
  • Yup'ik: iqelquq — outermost and smallest finger of the hand