📖 Definitions of "Shorty"
noun
- 1
A short person.
- 2
A term of endearment for a child, younger sibling, shorter person, etc.
- 3
A child.
- 4
An attractive young female, especially one who is sexually available.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shorty"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| runtnoun | The smallest animal of a litter. |
| petitenoun | (genetics) A mutant first discovered in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, forming small colonies when grown in the presence of fermentable carbon sources such as glucose. |
| tinynoun | Anything very small. |
| shortnoun | A short circuit. |
| littlenoun | (chiefly uncountable or in the singular) A small amount. |
| petitnoun | (printing, dated, French and German contexts) Synonym of brevier. |
| smallnoun | (uncountable, especially clothing, food or drink) One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured. |
| babynoun | A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered. |
| babenoun | (slang) An attractive person, especially a young woman. [from 20th c.] |
| kiddonoun | (US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) A child. |
| creepnoun | (informal, derogatory, especially) A person who engages in sexually inappropriate behaviour or sexual harassment. |
| boynoun | A male child. |
| sweetheartnoun | A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young. |
| sweetienoun | (often as a term of address) A person who is much loved. |
| wimpnoun | (chiefly derogatory, slang) Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy. |
| getnoun | (dated) Offspring, especially illegitimate. |
| dwarfnoun | (now sometimes offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition. |
| kidnoun | (informal) A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult. |
| canteennoun | A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work. |
| minusnoun | (mathematics) The minus sign (−). |
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