knee-high

See also: kneehigh and knee high

English

Etymology

knee +‎ high

Adjective

knee-high (not comparable)

Reaching to the height of a person's knees.
The corn is knee-high.

Translations

Reaching to the height of a person's knees

German: kniehoch

Noun

knee-high (plural knee-highs)

(US, usually in the plural) A sock or stocking that reaches to the knees; chiefly, women's nylon stockings that end slightly above the knee and supported by garter belts.

Synonyms

pop sock (UK)

Translations

sock that reaches almost up to the knee

Belarusian: гольф m (holʹf)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 膝上襪／膝上袜 (xīshàngwà)
Czech: podkolenka (cs) f
Danish: knæstrømpe c
Dutch: kniekous (nl) f
Finnish: polvisukka (fi)
French: mi-bas (fr) m, demi-bas (fr) m
German: Kniestrumpf (de) m
Hungarian: térdzokni (hu)
Italian: gambaletto (it) m
Japanese: ハイソックス (hai sokkusu), ニーソックス (nī sokkusu)
Korean: 무릎양말 (mureupyangmal), 니삭스 (nisakseu)
Malay: please add this translation if you can
Polish: zakolanówka (pl) f, podkolanówka (pl) f
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Romanian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: гольф (ru) m (golʹf)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Swedish: please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian: гольф (uk) m (holʹf)
Vietnamese: tất nhỡ

See also

knee-high to a grasshopper

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