adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌniːˈhaɪ/
General-American:/ˌniˈhaɪ/
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rhymes with -aɪ
rhymes with -iːhaɪ
General-American:/ˈniˌhaɪ/
1
adj
Meaning 1
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see knee, high: reaching to the height of a person's knees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Near-synonym: knee-deep
knee-high by the Fourth of July
The corn is knee-high.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: knee-deep
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Very young.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A sock or stocking that reaches to just below the knees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, plural-normally
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pop sock
Antonyms: none provided
4
adverb
Meaning 4
up to the knees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
we were standing knee-deep in the water
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: knee-deep
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: knee-hi
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sock, stocking
History
Etymology
From knee + high (adjective).
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
German:
kniehoch
— reaching to the height of a person’s knees
Swedish:
knähög
— reaching to the height of a person’s knees
Belarusian:
гольф
(holʹf)
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Chinese Mandarin:
膝上襪 /膝上袜
(xīshàngwà)
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Czech:
podkolenka
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Danish:
knæstrømpe
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Dutch:
kniekous
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Finnish:
polvisukka
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
French:
demi-bas
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
French:
mi-bas
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
German:
Kniestrumpf
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Hungarian:
térdzokni
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Italian:
gambaletto
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Japanese:
ニーハイソックス
(nī hai sokkusu)
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Japanese:
ハイソックス
(hai sokkusu)
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Japanese:
ニーソックス
(nī sokkusu)
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Korean:
니 삭스
(ni sakseu)
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Korean:
하이 삭스
(hai sakseu)
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Korean:
니 하이 삭스
(ni hai sakseu)
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Korean:
무릎양말
(mureupyangmal)
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Korean:
반스타킹
(banseutaking)
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Polish:
zakolanówka
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Polish:
podkolanówka
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Russian:
гольф
(golʹf)
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Swedish:
knästrumpa
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Ukrainian:
гольф
(holʹf)
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
Vietnamese:
tất nhỡ
— sock that reaches almost up to the knee
