knee-hi

5.1

A long sock that reaches just below the knee

noun
/ˈniːˌhaɪ/

: calcetín hasta la rodilla

She wore bright red knee-hi socks to the game.

Examples

These boots look great with knee-hi socks peeking out at the top.
She wore a pair of knee-hi socks with her school uniform.
My grandmother prefers knee-hi stockings in the winter to keep her legs warm.
My favorite pair of knee-hi stockings is in the wash.
My grandmother prefers knee-hi stockings in the winter to keep her legs warm.
She wore a pair of knee-hi socks with her school uniform.
These boots look great with knee-hi socks peeking out at the top.

Synonyms

sock

vsknee-hi

545 1.0

A soft covering for your foot and lower part of the leg worn inside a shoe

is specifically a longer version reaching just below the knee rather than any length

knee-high

vsknee-hi

1 2.7

A sock that reaches up to just below the knees

has identical meaning but is spelled as an alternative written form

How High

knee-hi

5.1

anklet

1 1.9

Surface Forms

knee-hi singular

knee-his plural

Morphology

knee-hi = knee + high (transparent) = knee + high

A straightforward compound meaning 'reaching to the knee'; the form and meaning are directly derivable from 'knee' + 'high', with 'knee-hi' a spelling variant.

Etymology

The word knee-hi comes from the two words knee and high, which together mean 'as high as the knee'. So a knee-hi sock is a sock that reaches just below the knee, and that picture helps you remember its length.