A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OWLET

Thu, 24 Oct '24
Baby that's up all night?
Fri, 30 Aug '24
Babe in the woods?
Mon, 22 Jul '24
Bird that's still getting wise to the world?
Sun, 3 Mar '24
Big-eyed baby
Sat, 6 Jan '24
Baby covered in fluffy down
Sun, 6 Nov '22
Baby that rarely sleeps at night
Sun, 5 Jun '22
Big-eyed hatchling
Thu, 15 Jul '21
Small screech, for example
Mon, 5 Jul '21
What can barely give a hoot?
Thu, 1 Jul '21
A little snowy, perhaps?