The crystal structure of the title compound, C(14)H(15)NO·0.5H(2)O, features N-H⋯O and O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds between the amino group and water molecule of crystallization, which generate a chain along the c axis. The water mol-ecule lies on a twofold rotation axis. A C-H⋯π inter-action is observed between the phenyl and aniline rings. The angle between the mean planes of the phenyl rings is 72.51 (7)°.