finger-paint

[ fing-ger-peynt ]
/ ˈfɪŋ gərˌpeɪnt /

verb (used with or without object)

to paint by using finger paints.

Origin of finger-paint

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby finger-paint

finger reading, finger tight, finger trouble, finger wave, finger-nose test, finger-paint, finger-pointing, finger-thumb reflex, finger-to-finger test, fingerboard, fingerbreadth

Definition for finger painting (2 of 2)

finger paint

noun

a jellylike paint, used chiefly by children in painting, usually with their fingers.

Origin of finger paint

First recorded in 1945–50

OTHER WORDS FROM finger paint

finger painting, noun

British Dictionary definitions for finger painting

finger painting

noun

the process or art of painting with finger paints of starch, glycerine, and pigments, using the fingers, hand, or arm
a painting made in this way