Etymology

petite

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Today it means: Fairly short and of slim build. Full definition →

French petite f
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  1. French · borrowed frompetite f
  2. English todaypetite

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.