shorty
Word family
(noun)
short shortage shortness shorts shorty
(adjective)
short
(verb)
shorten short
(adverb)
short shortly
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishshortyshort‧y /ˈʃɔːti $ ˈʃɔːrti/ noun (plural shorties)
1 SHORT PERSONused as an insulting name for someone who is not very tall2 [countable] informal a woman – used especially by people who play or listen to hip-hop music3 [countable] informal a baby – used especially by people who play or listen to hip-hop music
Shawna says she’s gonna be having my shorty.

