petite
Meanings
adj
- Fairly short and of slim build.
- Of small size; intended for small-framed adult women.
- Small, little; insignificant; petty.
noun
- A mutant first discovered in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, forming small colonies when grown in the presence of fermentable carbon sources such as glucose.
name
- A surname.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Borrowed from French petite f, feminine of petit m (“small, little”).
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