Definition

Noun: A type of sock or stocking that extends to a point just below the knee.

Usage

This word specifically describes a garment for the foot and leg. It is used to indicate the length of the sock or stocking, distinguishing it from ankle socks, crew socks, or thigh-high stockings. - She wore a pair of warm knee-his with her boots. - The uniform requires black knee-his for the girls.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used attributively (like an adjective) before another noun.
  • She bought a pack of knee-hi socks.

Variants and Related Words

• Knee-high (adjective, hyphenated): Describing something that reaches the level of the knee.
  • The grass was knee-high.
• Knee-highs (noun, plural): A common alternative plural form for 'knee-hi'.
  • I need to buy new knee-highs.

Synonyms

• Knee sock: A sock of similar length.
• Over-the-calf sock: A sock that extends past the calf, often to just below the knee.

Notes

'Knee-hi' is a less common spelling variant. The standard and more frequently used form is the hyphenated compound knee-high when used as a noun to describe this type of hosiery.

Noun

1. a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees