half-pint
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noun \ˈhaf-ˌpīnt, ˈhäf-\Definition of HALF-PINT
1
: half a pint
2
: a short, small, or inconsequential person
First Known Use of HALF-PINT
15th century
Related to HALF-PINT
- Synonyms
- cipher, dwarf, half-pint, insect, insignificancy, lightweight, morsel, nonentity, nothing, nullity, number, pip-squeak, pygmy (also pigmy), shrimp, snippersnapper, twerp, whippersnapper, zero, zilch
2half–pint
adjectiveDefinition of HALF-PINT
: of less than average size : diminutive
First Known Use of HALF-PINT
1931
Related to HALF-PINT
- Synonyms
- bantam, diminutive, dinky, dwarfish, fine, half-pint, Lilliputian, little, pint-size (or pint-sized), pocket, pocket-size (also pocket-sized), puny, pygmy, shrimpy, slight, smallish, subnormal, toylike, undersized (also undersize)
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