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Knee-high

//ˌniːˈhaɪ// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see knee, high: reaching to the height of a person's knees. not-comparable

    "Near-synonym: knee-deep"

  2. 2
    Very young. figuratively, not-comparable

    "John Fred Gourrier had been listening to Fats Domino, Smiley Lewis, and the Spiders since he was knee-high."

Adverb
  1. 1
    up to the knees wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A sock or stocking that reaches to the knees; chiefly, women's nylon stockings that end slightly above the knee and are supported by garter belts. US, plural-normally
  2. 2
    a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From knee + high (adjective).

Etymology 2

From knee + high (adjective).

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