Sexy female,
but some people use it in wrong and call themselves "shawty" when they are actualy pmsing wangster cows who's balls have not dropped yet.
I think these people need to mature.

Shawty is Ur best friend, or the best girl you'll ever meet, she's basically a Heather, but smokin'

1) Used as a short, fine, red girl when spittin' game at girls in the mall or somewhere.
2) Can also be used as cousins, sex dosen't matter. It just matters how you use it.

A good looking woman, also could mean "shorty"

A fictional Woman (Usually of African-American decent) brought up as the protagonist in almost every Rap and Hip Hop song. She will usually be described as sexy Getting low and is almost always found in The Club grinding on every black man in the vicinity, making her the biggest Slut out. The term originated from artists like Eminen and Flo Rida and is usually abused to excess and has become a Cliché that should be discarded.

a bit*h ( mostly used by da ATL)

WTF!!!!Why the ^#(& do you people say this without knowing what it means. If i get called shawty one more time im gonna kill someone.