petit

adjectivenounnounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈpɛti//
United Kingdom//pəˈtiː//
United States//ˈpɛtət//
United States//pəˈti//

Petite: small, little.

adjective

1
Petite: small, little.
And by what small, petit Hints does the Mind catch hold of, and recover a vanishing Notion?
2
obsoletePetty, in its various senses: Few in number.
3
Petty, in its various senses: Unimportant; cheap; easily replaced.
4
Petty, in its various senses: Small, minor.
5
archaicPetty, in its various senses: Secondary; lower in rank.

Etymology

From Middle English petit, from Old French petit, from Late Latin *pitittus, diminutive of Latin *pit-, possibly from Proto-Celtic *pett- (“part, bit, piece”) (see Latin pettia), or of imitative origin. Compare also Latin pitinnus (“small”), pitulus, Italian pezza. Doublet of petty.

noun

1
obsoleteA little schoolboy.
2
obsoleteA kind of pigeon.

noun

1
datedSynonym of brevier.

Etymology

From French petit (“brevier”) directly or via German Petit (“brevier”).

Forms

plural: petits
comparative: more petit
superlative: most petit

Petersburg · An independent city in Virginia, United States.Peterson · A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.Petey · A diminutive of the male given name Peter.

petit · Petite: small, little.

Petit · A surname.petite · Fairly short and of slim build.Petite · A surname.

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