petite

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. (especially) Fairly short and of slim build.
2. Of small size; intended for small-framed adult women.
3. 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.

Sinonieme

tiny

diminutive

little

small

dainty

lilliputian

midget

bantam

flyspeck

slender

wee

wispy

dilicate

balletic

wisplike

delicate

graceful

gracile

miniature

minikin

peewee

short

svelte

teeny

Vertalings

zierlich

ince

menu

hûr

chico

ufak

minuscule

klein

petit

fîskanî

winzig

court

μικροκαμωμένη

esquifit

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/pəˈtiːt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from French petite f, feminine of petit m (“small, little”).