half-pint

noun

A unit of volume used for liquids equal to half of a pint.

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Meanings

nounhalf-pint (plural half-pints)

plural half-pints

  1. A unit of volume used for liquids equal to half of a pint.
    1. Half a pint of beer or other drink.
  2. colloquialA small or short person.
  3. colloquialA small child.

Synonyms & antonyms

noundisparaging terms for small people

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runtshrimppeewee
Broader
small person
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From half- + pint.

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Translations

Latin hēmīna
  • hēmīnaunit of volume
Scottish Gaelic leth-phinnt
  • leth-phinntunit of volume
Cite this entry
APA

half-pint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-pint

MLA

“half-pint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-pint. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half-pint,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-pint.

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