# in short trousers

> English word · Prep_phrase

## Definitions
1. In childhood; as a child; when quite young (including nonliterally, e.g., as a young adult).

## Etymology
From an early 20th century practice of reserving short trousers only for small children.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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