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petite

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pe·tite  (p-tt)
adj.
Small, slender, and trim. Used of a girl or woman. See Synonyms at small.
n.
A clothing size for short slender women.

[French, feminine of petit; see petit.]

pe·titeness n.

petite [pəˈtiːt]
adj
(of a woman) small, delicate, and dainty
[from French, feminine of petit small]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.petitepetite - a garment size for short or slender women
size - the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"
Adj.1.petite - very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

petite
adjective small, little, slight, delicate, dainty, dinky (Brit. informal), elfin a petite young brunette
Translations
petite [pəˈtiːt] ADJchiquita

petite [pəˈtiːt] adjmenu(e)

petite
adj woman, girlzierlich

petite [pəˈtiːt] adj (woman) → minuta e graziosa
petite [pəˈtiːt] adj (woman) → minuta e graziosa

petite
adj petite [pəˈtiːt]
(of women and girls) small and neat That girl is very petite. klein صَغير القَد وَجَميل дребничка drobný, křehký lille og fiks adrett μικροκαμωμένος chiquita, menuda nett ظریف و ریز اندام siro menue קָטָן ठिंगनी malena i graciozna,mali broj filigrán mungil fíngerður piccola 小柄な 몸집이 자고 세련된 mažutis, smulkutis mazs; smalks kecil molek tenger liten og fiks, nett drobna pequena minionă маленькая и изящная útla drobna sitan liten och nätt เล็กและบอบบาง ufak tefek ve bakımlı, çıtı pıtı 嬌小的 мініатюрна چھوٹا اور صاف nhỏ nhắn


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Do not fret, Pauline; let us hope La Petite is a true Valmet.
Without doubt I had seen him with the rest of the kanaka crew on board, but I had not consciously been aware of his existence, for the Petite Jeanne was rather overcrowded.
Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.
 
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