How short do you have to be to be short?

Answer:
Short is a relative term. Abe Lincoln was said to be too tall; he replied that a man's legs should be just long enough to reach the ground.

Short in a health context means a height in the 0 - 5 percentile range, that is, shorter than 95% of people of your age, gender, and ethnicity.
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