Shorty
Petite person's nickname
Shorty is an affectionate or casual term for someone short in stature, or more broadly, a term of endearment for a woman or girlfriend, especially in hip-hop and urban slang: Hey shorty, what's your name?
The word can also refer to a young person or child.
Sometimes spelled shawty, particularly in song lyrics and informal writing.
Small and delicate
- smallLimited in size
- littleSmall in degree
- compactTightly packed together
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
tiny · pint-sized · vertically challenged · fun-sized · miniature · stubby · squat · undersized
Affectionate partner name
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- cutieAppealing person, slangily
- babyVery young child
darling · boo · sweetie · shawty · mami · papi · hottie · sugar
Truncated upper garment
- miniskirtVery brief skirt
- romperOne-piece children's garment
- hotpantsUltra-brief tight shorts
- cutoffsJeans trimmed into shorts
mini dress · brief · cropped · abbreviated · truncated · hemline · midriff · sleeveless
petite
Small and delicate
diminutive · tiny · pint-sized · vertically challenged · fun-sized · miniature · stubby · squat · undersized · stature
babe
Affectionate partner name
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- cutieAppealing person, slangily
baby · darling · boo · sweetie · shawty · mami · papi · hottie · sugar · dear
crop top
Truncated upper garment
cutoffs · mini dress · brief · cropped · abbreviated · truncated · hemline · midriff · sleeveless · halter
rapper
Hip-hop vocal artist
hook · flow · track · beat · club · dance · rhyme · bounce · hood · street
- Native SurnamesLargo, Whitehorse, Sitting Bull
- nicknamesnickname, pet name, alias, handle, moniker
ShortySir
Formal male honorific
Your Honor · given name · His Excellency · proper name · title
- cut shortEnd before completion
- fall shortFail to reach standard
- short and sweetPleasantly concise
- short ofLacking sufficient quantity of
- short storyBrief prose fiction
- short hairTrimmed-close head covering
short, shorts, shorter, shortest, shortly, shortness, shorten, shortened, shortening