petit

Meaning

Adj

1. small
2. little
3. petty

Noun

1. (masculine) small one (anything that is small)
2. (masculine) little one (anything that is little)
3. (masculine) little one; child (of humans or other animals)
4. (masculine) the young (of a species)

Concepts

small

little

young

tiny

baby

👶

short

child

🧒

low

kid

🧒

diminutive

very small

petty

modest

wee

minor

cub

few

🤏

footling

undersized

minuscule

microscopical

become small

microscopic

younger

daughter

trivial

whelp

make small

fiddling

slight

petite

offspring

pocket-size

small-scale

calf

kiddo

kiddie

jerkwater

extent

itty-bitty

itsy-bitsy

diminished

insignificant

misshaped

inconsequent

detailed

bitty

immature

misshapen

mere

Opposite of

grand

Synonyms

jeune

petite

enfant

🧒

minuscule

bébé

👶

court

faible

mince

très petit

descendant

rejeton

menu

bas

fin

🔚

exigu

héritier

disciple

poisson

🐟

insignifiant

étroit

morceau

minime

modeste

gosse

🧒

bref

garçon

👦

gamin

fils

mineur

modique

pas grand

tout petit

progéniture

trivial

peu

veau

déconner

frère

👨‍👦

fox cub

clair

minutieux

chiot

blaguer

🤣

fille

👧

microscopique

Mickey Mouse

chiche

lumière

louveteau

lionceau

Translations

pequeño

klein

piccolo

pequeno

klein

petit

μικρός

küçük

parvus

chico

pichon

صغير

gering

yavru

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pə.ti/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: petit

Cognate with Latin: pitinnus

Cognate with Spanish: pequeño

In summary

Inherited from Old French petit, from Vulgar Latin pittitus (775; compare Latin pitinnus, pitulus). Compare Spanish pequeño.

Sentences

Le village possède un petit centre commercial et une école primaire .

The village has a small shopping centre and a primary school.

Je n'ai pas de petit ami .

I don’t have a boyfriend.

Le petit centre administratif est la seule véritable concentration de population .

The small administrative centre is the only real concentration of population.

Il sera petit à petit exproprié au profit de la ville nouvelle .

It will gradually be expropriated for the benefit of the new city.

Un petit casernement en béton spécial occupe le centre .

A small special concrete barracks occupies the centre.

Déjà un petit exemple de ce qui deviendra le Minneapolis Sound.

Already a small example of what will become the Minneapolis Sound.