What height is small for a woman?

Researchers asked a group of participants to imagine a woman who was either “short” (4 feet 10 inches), “average” (5 feet 4 inches), or “tall” (5 feet 10 inches). Next, participants rated the women on various characteristics.

What is small for a woman?

The adjective petite is used to describe a small woman. Many clothing stores offer petite sizes for women who are short. The word petite is the feminine form of little in French, and sometime in the 1700s it became used frequently in English literature to describe those who are small in stature.

How short is a short girl?

What height can be considered “short” for a woman? Since 54” is the national average height for women, anything beneath this could be considered short! That said, “tall” is considered 58” and above, so anything under that might be considered short by some.