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half-pint

half-pint noun: a unit of volume used for liquids equal to half of a pint.

Noun

half-pint (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. (colloquial) A small or short person.
  3. (colloquial) A small child.

Forms of half-pint

pluralhalf-pints

Origin of half-pint

From half- + pint.

Questions about half-pint

What does half-pint mean?
Half-pint means a unit of volume used for liquids equal to half of a pint.
What part of speech is half-pint?
Half-pint is a noun.
What is the plural of half-pint?
The plural of half-pint is half-pints.

Words near half-pint in the dictionary

  1. half-pence
  2. half-pie
  3. half-pike
  4. half-pikes
  5. half-pill
  6. half-pint
  7. half-pints
  8. half-pipe
  9. half-pipes
  10. half-plane
  11. half-planes

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