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half pint

half pint
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [haf, hahf pahynt]
    • /hæf, hɑf paɪnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [haf, hahf pahynt]
    • /hæf, hɑf paɪnt/

Definitions of half pint words

  • noun half pint half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter). 1
  • noun half pint Informal. a very short person. 1
  • noun half pint Slang. a person of little importance or influence. 1
  • noun half pint liquid: 0.2 litres 1
  • noun half pint beer: smaller serving 1
  • noun half pint glass, serving: half a pint 1

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Origin of half pint

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Half pint

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

half pint popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

half pint usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for half pint

noun half pint

  • lad — a boy or youth.
  • fellow — a man or boy: a fine old fellow; a nice little fellow.
  • youth — the condition of being young.
  • youngster — a child.
  • child — A child is a human being who is not yet an adult.

adj half pint

  • paltry — ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum.
  • measly — Informal. contemptibly small, meager, or slight: They paid me a measly fifteen dollars for a day's work. wretchedly bad or unsatisfactory: a measly performance.
  • inconsequential — of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
  • tiny — very small; minute; wee.
  • frail — having delicate health; not robust; weak: My grandfather is rather frail now.

Antonyms for half pint

noun half pint

  • girl — a female child, from birth to full growth.
  • adult — An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.
  • man — Unix manual page

adj half pint

  • giant — (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
  • huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
  • large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
  • important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
  • significant — important; of consequence.

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