Meanings
petite1
comparative more petite · superlative most petite
- businessOf small size; intended for small-framed adult women.
- Small, little; insignificant; petty.
The Earth, the Sun, and Stars, what things are they in nature? are they petite things not worth our notice, or grand and worthy of consideration?
1662, Galileo Galilei, translated by Thomas Salisbury, Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
plural petites
- biologyA mutant first discovered in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, forming small colonies when grown in the presence of fermentable carbon sources such as glucose.
The primary structure of the mitochondrial genomes of these petites had been previously determined […]
2005, Giorgio Bernardi, Structural and Evolutionary Genomics, page 39
Petite2
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivevery small
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchpetite f
- Englishpetite
Borrowed from French petite f, feminine of petit m (“small, little”).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian миньонка, дребен
- миньонка (minjonka)Of a woman: fairly short and of slim build
- дребен (dreben)small, little; insignificant; petty
Chinese Mandarin 嬌小 /娇小
- 嬌小 /娇小 (jiāoxiǎo)Of a woman: fairly short and of slim build
Finnish siro, pieni
- siroOf a woman: fairly short and of slim build
- pieniof women's clothing: of small size
- pienismall, little; insignificant; petty
- pikkuinensmall, little; insignificant; petty
- pikkuruinensmall, little; insignificant; petty
- vähäinensmall, little; insignificant; petty
- mitätönsmall, little; insignificant; petty
French menue
- menueOf a woman: fairly short and of slim build
German zierlich, zart gebaut
- zierlichOf a woman: fairly short and of slim build
- zart gebautOf a woman: fairly short and of slim build
Japanese 幼い
- 幼い (osanai)Of a woman: fairly short and of slim build
Russian миниатюрная, миниатюрная
- миниатюрная (miniatjurnaja)Of a woman: fairly short and of slim build
- миниатюрная (miniatjurnaja)of women's clothing: of small size
- ма́ленький (málenʹkij)small, little; insignificant; petty
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Cite this entry
petite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petite
“petite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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