half-pint

1. 1.

   disparaging terms for small people

   Synonymsruntshrimppeewee

   Broadersmall person

Questions about half-pint

What does half-pint mean?

half-pint means "disparaging terms for small people".

How many syllables are in half-pint?

half-pint has 2 syllables: half--pint. The stress falls on "half-".

What is another word for half-pint?

Close synonyms include runt, shrimp, peewee. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.