half-pint

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [haf, hahf pahynt]
- /hæf, hɑf paɪnt/
- /hɑːf paɪnt/

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

Definitions of half-pint word

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 A unit of volume used for liquids equal to half of a pint. 0
noun half-pint Half a pint of beer. 0
noun half-pint (Idiomatic) A small child. 0

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Origin of half-pint

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15

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Parts of speech for Half-pint

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Half-pint

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 67% 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.

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.

All 82 Synonyms of half-pint

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.

All 12 Antonyms of half-pint

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Synonyms for half-pint

noun half-pint

adj half-pint

Antonyms for half-pint

noun half-pint

adj half-pint

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