Petite

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pəˈtiːt/

Origin

Borrowing from fr {{2}} petite, feminine of petit ("small, little").

Full definition of petite

Adjective

1. Of a woman: fairly short and of slim build.
2. Of women's clothing: of small size.
3. Small, little; insignificant; petty.
• 1662, Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue on the Two Systems of the World (Dialogue Two)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?