fingerprick

English

noun

Definitions

An act of pricking one's finger, generally for the purpose of drawing a tiny amount of blood.
The wound created by such an act.

Etymology

Compound from English finger + English prick.

Origin

English

prick

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Fingergate English
befinger English
chicken finger English
eigenfinger English
finger English
finger-wag English
fingerbang English
fingerblast English
fingerboard English
fingerbone English
fingerbreadth English
fingercot English
fingercuffs English
fingered English
fingerer English
fingerfuck English
fingerfucker English
fingerful English
fingerguard English
fingerhold English
fingerhole English
fingerish English
fingerless English
fingerlike English
fingerling English
fingermark English
fingernail English
fingerpaint English
fingerpainter English
fingerpick English
fingerplate English
fingerplay English
fingerpost English
fingerprint English
fingerroot English
fingersbreadth English
fingersmith English
fingerspell English
fingerspeller English
fingerspelling English
fingerstick English
fingerstyle English
fingersucking English
fingertip English
fingerwear English
fingerwise English
fingery English
five finger English
forefinger English
interfinger English
ladyfinger English
leech-finger English
multifinger English
nanofinger English
pinprick English
prick English
pricker English
prickery English
pricket English
pricketh English
prickette English
prickface English
prickhead English
prickish English
prickless English
pricklouse English
prickpunch English
prickshaft English
pricksong English
prickteaser English
prickwad English
prickwood English
pricky English
splitfinger English
superprick English
trigger finger English
Finger German
fynger Middle English
prik Middle English
fingro Esperanto
briog Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
pinga Tok Pisin
finga Sranan Tongo
pingga Torres Strait Creole