pint-size

American  

[pahynt-sahyz] / ˈpaɪntˌsaɪz /

adjective

Informal.

1. a variant of pint-sized.

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pint-size British  

adjective

1. informal very small; tiny

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Etymology

Origin of pint-size

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The Trax, a pint-size SUV made in South Korea, proved exceedingly popular: GM sold 200,000 last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

San Bernardino County officials approved new deals in April with a local nonprofit to help sterilize and relocate many of the pint-size equines to sanctuaries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

From "the right honourable landlady" to "pint-size losers", it was a typically punchy session of Prime Minister's Questions - even if it was the deputies at the dispatch box.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2024

But with its rambling momentum and quick-witted, almost musical dialogue, it feels less like “Superbad” than a Robert Altman movie, sort of like a pint-size “California Split.”

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024

The butcher, the stonemason, the sheep farmer, and the schoolmarm: it's as though these figures came in a box along with pint-size storefronts and little stone houses.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris