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PETITE
bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck
(adjective) very small; ādiminutive in statureā; āa lilliputian chest of drawersā; āher petite figureā; ātiny feetā; āthe flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracyā
petite
(noun) a garment size for short or slender women
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Petite (plural Petites)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Petite is the 26873rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 904 individuals. Petite is most common among White (42.81%) and Black/African American (42.37%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Pettie, Piette
Etymology
Adjective
petite (comparative more petite, superlative most petite)
(especially of a woman) fairly short and of slim build.
(clothing) of small size.
Small, little; insignificant; petty.
Anagrams
• Pettie, Piette
Source: Wiktionary
Pe*tite", a. [F., fem. of petit.]
Definition: Small, little; of a woman or girl, of small size and trim figure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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