A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SIS

Tue, 23 Apr '24
Family nickname
Sat, 13 Jan '24
Fam member
Sun, 20 Aug '23
Part of the fam
Sun, 6 Aug '23
"You just broke my toe, ___" (biology pun)
Fri, 28 Jul '23
Familial nickname
Fri, 16 Jun '23
Family nickname
Fri, 2 Jun '23
Member of the fam
Sun, 7 May '23
Family nickname
Fri, 14 Apr '23
Bro hugger, perhaps
Thu, 6 Apr '23
Family nickname
Wed, 22 Feb '23
Malia, to Sasha Obama, for short
Tue, 10 Jan '23
Certain sib
Thu, 11 Aug '22
Member of the fam
Fri, 24 Jun '22
Frequent maid of honor, in brief
Wed, 15 Jun '22
Certain sib
Sun, 10 Apr '22
Beyoncé, to Solange, informally
Fri, 8 Apr '22
Nuclear unit nickname
Wed, 22 Dec '21
Member of the fam
Wed, 17 Nov '21
Member of the fam
Tue, 12 Oct '21
"___ boom bah!"
Sun, 10 Oct '21
Fam girl
Sat, 7 Aug '21
Palindromic term of address
Wed, 7 Jul '21
Familial nickname
Sat, 29 May '21
Start of a cheer
Wed, 24 Feb '21
Family nickname