variants or pint-sized
: small

Examples of pint-size in a Sentence

a pint-size wrestler who could defeat opponents twice his size
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This movie was a foundational text for a generation, made all the more nostalgic by the fact that most of the young cast stayed out of the limelight afterward, forever preserved in our memories as pint-size rock stars (RIP, drummer Freddy). Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024 Stepping just outside his pint-size studio, though, Díaz-Reixa’s own living space is ample and decidedly un-cavelike. Paula Mejía, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2024 During the pandemic, the tiny dollhouses reemerged as pint-size places for a nostalgic escape in quarantine. Lauren Vaccaro, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2024 Best Portable Speaker Photograph: Sonos Sonos Roam $179 at Sonos The pint-size Sonos Roam (9/10, WIRED Recommends) has become our favorite smart portable speaker. Parker Hall, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024 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 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

pint-size

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