petit

Pronunciation: /ˈpɛti/

The English word “petit” has 8 meanings listed here.

adjective

Petite: small, little.
Few in number.
Unimportant; cheap; easily replaced.
Small, minor.
Secondary; lower in rank.

noun

A little schoolboy.
A kind of pigeon.
Synonym of brevier.

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.

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