Definition of "shawty"

These are the things that separate a date from a fiancee, a shawty from a wife, a one-night stand from a lifetime commitment.

2003, Ebony, page 34

Look, I had to pay the shawties that helped me, and after I paid them, yo' cut is thirty-two grand.

2006, Nikki Turner, Chunichi, Roy Glenn, Girls from Da Hood

Shawty wanna stay in my bachelor pad / But I'm a bachelor and I'm happy

2008, Gucci Mane (lyrics and music), “Bachelor Pad”, in The Movie

My first affair was with my shawty, Baby Boy. I called him that because he was the oldest of two siblings, but his Mama treated him like her baby boy!

2009, Marie Antionette, A Girl Named Job