1. a nursery rhyme or game in which movements of the fingers and hands accompany the words, typically performed for young children
Usage: commonly used in early childhood education and entertainment

Examples

• The teacher led the children in a fingerplay about a little spider climbing up the waterspout.
• Fingerplay activities help develop fine motor skills in toddlers.
• She performed a fingerplay rhyme to keep the restless children entertained.
• The nursery school includes fingerplay as part of the daily circle time routine.
• Many classic fingerplays have been passed down through generations of families.