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Shorty

/ˈʃɔːti/

A short person.

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noun
  1. 1

    A short person.

  2. 2

    A term of endearment for a child, younger sibling, shorter person, etc.

  3. 3

    A child.

  4. 4

    An attractive young female, especially one who is sexually available.

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runtnounThe 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.
tinynounAnything very small.
shortnounA 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.
babynounA 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.
boynounA male child.
sweetheartnounA 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.
canteennounA 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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