petite

English Online Dictionary. What means petite‎? What does petite mean?

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French petite f, feminine of petit m (“small, little”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈtiːt/
• Rhymes: -iːt

Adjective

petite (comparative more petite, superlative most petite)

1. (especially of a woman) Fairly short and of slim build.
2. (clothing) Of small size; intended for small-framed adult women.
3. Small, little; insignificant; petty.

Derived terms

• petite bourgeoisie
• petite perception

Related terms

• petite amie
• petitely
• petiteness

Translations

Noun

petite (plural petites)

1. (genetics) A mutant first discovered in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, forming small colonies when grown in the presence of fermentable carbon sources such as glucose.

References

• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “petite”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Pettie, Piette

Esperanto

Adverb

petite

1. past adverbial passive participle of peti

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p(ə).tit/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /p(ə).tit/, /p(ə).t͡sɪt/

Adjective

petite

1. feminine singular of petit

Latin

Verb

petite

1. second-person plural present active imperative of petō