Meanings
adjectivepetit bourgeois (comparative more petit bourgeois, superlative most petit bourgeois)
comparative more petit bourgeois · superlative most petit bourgeois · alternative petit-bourgeois
- Of or relating to the petite bourgeoisie class.
nounpetit bourgeois (plural petit bourgeois)
alternative petit-bourgeois
- A member of the petite bourgeoisie class.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
French petit-bourgeois, petite-bourgeoise
- petit-bourgeoisof or relating to the socio-economic class
- petite-bourgeoiseof or relating to the socio-economic class
- petit-bourgeoismember of socio-economic class
- petit-bourgeoisemember of socio-economic class
- petite-bourgeoisemember of socio-economic class
Portuguese pequeno-burguês, pequeno-burguesa
- pequeno-burguêsof or relating to the socio-economic class
- pequeno-burguesaof or relating to the socio-economic class
- pequeno-burguêsmember of socio-economic class
- pequeno-burguesamember of socio-economic class
Spanish pequeñoburgués, pequeñoburgués
- pequeñoburguésof or relating to the socio-economic class
- pequeñoburguésmember of socio-economic class
- pequeñoburguesamember of socio-economic class
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APA
petit bourgeois. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petit%20bourgeois
MLA
“petit bourgeois.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petit%20bourgeois. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petit bourgeois,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petit%20bourgeois.
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