"finger puppet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: finger puppets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} finger puppet (plural finger puppets)
  1. A small puppet manipulated from the inside by the puppeteer's fingers. Categories (topical): Toys
    Sense id: en-finger_puppet-en-noun-mlQXdZuz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for finger puppet meaning in English (0.8kB)

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