petit

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Scrabble points: 7
Words With Friends: 8
Letters: 5

Pronunciation

/ˈpɛti/ (UK)

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/ˈpɛti/ (UK) · /pəˈtiː/ (UK) · /ˈpɛtət/ (US) · /pəˈti/ (US) · /pəˈtit/ (US)

Definition of petit

9 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

(uncommon)Petite: small, little.

“And by what small, petit Hints does the Mind catch hold of, and recover a vanishing Notion?”

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adj

(uncommon)Petite: small, little.

“And by what small, petit Hints does the Mind catch hold of, and recover a vanishing Notion?”
(obsolete)Petty, in its various senses:
(uncommon)Petty, in its various senses:
Petty, in its various senses:
(archaic)Petty, in its various senses:

noun

(obsolete, plural-normally)A little schoolboy.
(obsolete, rare)A kind of pigeon.
(dated, uncountable)Synonym of brevier.

name

A surname.

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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.