petit

Meaning

Adj

1. Petite: small, little.
2. (obsolete) Petty, in its various senses:
3. Petty, in its various senses:
4. Petty, in its various senses:
5. Petty, in its various senses:

Noun

1. (obsolete) A little schoolboy.
2. (obsolete) A kind of pigeon.

Noun

Synonym of brevier.

Synonyms

petty

minor

piddling

puny

scrimp

short

slight

little

small

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɛti/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: petit

Cognate with Latin: pitinnus

In summary

From Middle English petit, from Old French petit, from Latin *pitittus, diminutive of Latin *pit-, possibly from Proto-Celtic *pett- (“part, bit, piece”). Compare also Latin pitinnus (“small”), pitulus. Doublet of petty.