the.com/finger puppet

means A small puppet, usually a tiny cloth or felt figure, worn on a single finger to act out characters or stories.

from A straightforward compound of 'finger' and 'puppet' — 'puppet' itself traces back through French poupette and Latin pupa, meaning 'girl' or 'doll' (the same root that gives us 'pupil,' as in the little reflected figure seen in someone's eye). Finger puppets as a craft and toy tradition are old and widespread, found in folk cultures across Europe and Asia long before the term was ever pinned down in English, so the object is far older than its plain descriptive name.