"in short pants" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Etymology: From an early 20th century practice of reserving short pants only for small children. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=in short pants}} in short pants, {{en-PP|in short pants}} in short pants
  1. (Canada, US, idiomatic) Synonym of in short trousers (“quite young”). Tags: Canada, US, idiomatic Synonyms: in short trousers [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: big-boy pants, big-girl pants
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