little finger / pinky
nounmasculine/mĩˈdiɲu/medium
min·di·nho
Definition
The smallest finger of the hand or toe of the foot.
He wears his class ring on his little finger.
I stubbed my pinky toe on the bed frame.
Common collocations
little fingerpinky fingerlittle toepinky toe
Idiomatic expressions
- not worth a pinky (to be worthless)
- to have on one's little finger (to have under control)
Etymology
Derivação de 'mindinho', diminutivo de 'mindo' (antigo por 'pequeno'), por sua vez do latim 'minutus'.