noun
- a person who is short in stature
- a term of endearment for a person, especially a romantic partner
Usage: informal
Usage: informal; slang
Examples
- Hey shorty, can you reach that book on the bottom shelf?
- The basketball team needed a shorty to play point guard.
- Come here, shorty, and give me a hug.
- My little brother is such a shorty compared to his friends.
- She called him shorty even though he was taller than her.
- The shorty in our group always had trouble seeing over crowds.