variants or pint-sized
Synonyms of pint-sizenext
: small

Examples of pint-size in a Sentence

a pint-size wrestler who could defeat opponents twice his size
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Near the middle of the group stands a pint-size teenage Vicky, pale and bleach-blond, sticking out like a sore thumb. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026 As a pint-size, not-warrior-iffic 10-year-old, he was sent away, alongside a magical power sword, to Earth when his home was attacked by the evil forces of Skeletor (Jared Leto). Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 June 2026 While the role of Eddie Munster was originally played by child actor Happy Derman in the unaired pilot for The Munsters, then-11-year-old Butch Patrick was ultimately cast as the pint-size werewolf in the series. John Russell, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026 An episode with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen opens with Hall teaching the pint-size twins to shoot dice. Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pint-size

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pint-size was in 1921

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“Pint-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pint-size. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

Kids Definition

pint-size

adjective
ˈpīnt–ˌsīz
variants or pint-sized
-ˌsīzd
: tiny, small
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