pint-sizedadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪntsʌɪzd/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪntˌsaɪzd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pint n., sized adj.¹

Etymology: < pint n. + sized adj.¹, after pint-size adj.

1. Having a capacity of a pint.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [adjective] > of specific size or capacity

potteler1386

ten-gallon1592

pint-size1889

pint-sized1900

1900 Anaconda (Montana) Standard 9 July 2/6 For a small family the pint-sized jar is best.

1936 D. Thomas Let. 4 May (1987) 228 I'm out of circulation too, with a swollen throat and a pint-sized headache, a jumping hand and not half enough air in my lungs.

1973 M. Amis Rachel Papers 20 He read with concentration..mouthwashing with tea from a pint-sized mug.

1994 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl.-Bull. 27 Mar. 1 h I found out..why the pint-sized jug of maple syrup that goes with Sunday morning pancakes costs anywhere from $4.50 to $6.50.

2. colloquial. Very small, diminutive; relating to or concerning children. Also (occasionally) as n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective]

smallOE

littleOE

litec1275

a little wightc1275

petitc1390

weea1525

pusill1599

slender1610

lile1633

scantling1652

piccaninny1707

pinkie1718

insignificant1748

baby1750

leetle1755

tiddy1781

bit1786

inconsiderable1796

itty1798

peerie1808

tittya1825

titty-tottya1825

ickle1846

tiddly1868

peewee1877

lil1881

shirttail1881

inextensive1890

puny1898

liddle1906

pint-sized1921

pint-size1925

peedie1929

tenas1935

itsy-bitsy1938

itty-bitty1940

titchy1950

scrappy1985

the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [noun] > person

dwarfeOE

congeonc1230

go-by-ground?a1300

smalla1300

shrimpc1386

griga1400

gruba1400

murche1440

nirvil1440

mitinga1450

witherling1528

wretchocka1529

elf1530

hop-o'-my-thumb1530

pygmy1533

little person1538

manikin1540

mankin1552

dandiprat1556

yrle1568

grundy1570

Jack Sprat1570

squall1570

manling1573

Tom Thumb1579

pinka1585

squib1586

screaling1594

giant-dwarf1598

twattle1598

agate1600

minimus1600

cock sparrow1602

dapperling1611

modicum1611

scrub1611

sesquipedalian1615

dwarflinga1618

wretchcock1641

homuncio1643

whip-handle1653

homuncule1656

whippersnapper1674

chitterling1675

sprite1684

carliea1689

urling1691

wirling1691

dwarf man1699

poppet1699

durgan1706

short-arse1706

tomtit1706

Lilliputian1726

wallydraigle1736

midge1757

minikin1761

squeeze-crab1785

minimum1796

niff-naff1808

titman1818

teetotum1822

squita1825

cradden1825

nyaff1825

weed1825

pinkeen1850

fingerling1864

Lilliput1867

thumbling1867

midget1869

inch1884

shorty1888

titch1888

skimpling1890

stub1890

scrap1898

pygmoid1922

lofty1933

peewee1935

smidgen1952

pint-size1954

pint-sized1973

munchkin1974

1921 N.Y. Times 14 July (Sports section) 11/6 For four innings Adolfo Luque, the pint-sized Cuban, puzzled the Flatbush flock.

1961 M. Beadle These Ruins are Inhabited (1963) iii. 36 Choristers, in pint-sized caps and gowns, trotting across the bridge for Evensong.

1973 Guardian 22 May 13/2 Long double-breasted riding macs for the pint-sized.

1991 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 27 Oct. h4/3 Child-rearing books offer volumes of advice on how to deal with pint-sized tantrums.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pint-sized
释义	pint-sizedadj.n. Brit. /ˈpʌɪntsʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˈpaɪntˌsaɪzd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pint n., sized adj.¹ Etymology: < pint n. + sized adj.¹, after pint-size adj. 1. Having a capacity of a pint. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [adjective] > of specific size or capacity potteler1386 ten-gallon1592 pint-size1889 pint-sized1900 1900 Anaconda (Montana) Standard 9 July 2/6 For a small family the pint-sized jar is best. 1936 D. Thomas Let. 4 May (1987) 228 I'm out of circulation too, with a swollen throat and a pint-sized headache, a jumping hand and not half enough air in my lungs. 1973 M. Amis Rachel Papers 20 He read with concentration..mouthwashing with tea from a pint-sized mug. 1994 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl.-Bull. 27 Mar. 1 h I found out..why the pint-sized jug of maple syrup that goes with Sunday morning pancakes costs anywhere from $4.50 to $6.50. 2. colloquial. Very small, diminutive; relating to or concerning children. Also (occasionally) as n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] smallOE littleOE litec1275 a little wightc1275 petitc1390 weea1525 pusill1599 slender1610 lile1633 scantling1652 piccaninny1707 pinkie1718 insignificant1748 baby1750 leetle1755 tiddy1781 bit1786 inconsiderable1796 itty1798 peerie1808 tittya1825 titty-tottya1825 ickle1846 tiddly1868 peewee1877 lil1881 shirttail1881 inextensive1890 puny1898 liddle1906 pint-sized1921 pint-size1925 peedie1929 tenas1935 itsy-bitsy1938 itty-bitty1940 titchy1950 scrappy1985 the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [noun] > person dwarfeOE congeonc1230 go-by-ground?a1300 smalla1300 shrimpc1386 griga1400 gruba1400 murche1440 nirvil1440 mitinga1450 witherling1528 wretchocka1529 elf1530 hop-o'-my-thumb1530 pygmy1533 little person1538 manikin1540 mankin1552 dandiprat1556 yrle1568 grundy1570 Jack Sprat1570 squall1570 manling1573 Tom Thumb1579 pinka1585 squib1586 screaling1594 giant-dwarf1598 twattle1598 agate1600 minimus1600 cock sparrow1602 dapperling1611 modicum1611 scrub1611 sesquipedalian1615 dwarflinga1618 wretchcock1641 homuncio1643 whip-handle1653 homuncule1656 whippersnapper1674 chitterling1675 sprite1684 carliea1689 urling1691 wirling1691 dwarf man1699 poppet1699 durgan1706 short-arse1706 tomtit1706 Lilliputian1726 wallydraigle1736 midge1757 minikin1761 squeeze-crab1785 minimum1796 niff-naff1808 titman1818 teetotum1822 squita1825 cradden1825 nyaff1825 weed1825 pinkeen1850 fingerling1864 Lilliput1867 thumbling1867 midget1869 inch1884 shorty1888 titch1888 skimpling1890 stub1890 scrap1898 pygmoid1922 lofty1933 peewee1935 smidgen1952 pint-size1954 pint-sized1973 munchkin1974 1921 N.Y. Times 14 July (Sports section) 11/6 For four innings Adolfo Luque, the pint-sized Cuban, puzzled the Flatbush flock. 1961 M. Beadle These Ruins are Inhabited (1963) iii. 36 Choristers, in pint-sized caps and gowns, trotting across the bridge for Evensong. 1973 Guardian 22 May 13/2 Long double-breasted riding macs for the pint-sized. 1991 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 27 Oct. h4/3 Child-rearing books offer volumes of advice on how to deal with pint-sized tantrums. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1900
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