also: ゆびシャブリ
thumb-sucking
Refers to the habit of sucking one's thumb, typically by infants or young children.
Thumb-sucking is a common habit among toddlers.
Standard kanji-kana spelling.
Variant with katakana シャブリ, sometimes used for emphasis or in informal writing.
Compound of 指 (yubi, 'finger') and しゃぶり (shaburi, 'sucking'), the nominalized form of しゃぶる (shaburu, 'to suck').