A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OWLET

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?