ˈlɪtəl ˈlɪtl̩ ˈlɘtl̩ ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩ ʃɔːt ʃɔɹt ʃoːt low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal he was short and stocky short in stature a short smokestack a little man