little hand

plural little hands

1. idiomaticchildren's vocabulary; primary school age; children's vocabulary; primary school ageSynonym of hour hand (on a clock face).

   When we get to the half-hour, the little hand will be halfway between the two numbers.

   Synonyms: hour hand · Antonyms: big hand

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little, hand: for example, a small body part.

   Her little hands were amazingly deft. One time we needed to retrieve a bobbin from behind the machine, and she was the one who managed to grab it!