"petit" meaning in French

See petit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pə.ti/, /p.ti/, /pə.ti.t‿/, /p.ti.t‿/, [p(ə)tsi] [Quebec], /pti/ [Louisiana], /piti/ [Louisiana], /ti/ [Louisiana] Audio: Fr-petit.ogg Forms: petite [feminine], petits [masculine, plural], petites [feminine, plural], moindre [comparative], le moindre [superlative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French petit, from Vulgar Latin pittitus (775; compare Latin pitinnus, pitulus). Compare Spanish pequeño. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|petit|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French petit, {{inh+|fr|fro|petit}} Inherited from Old French petit, {{inh|fr|VL.|*pittus|pittitus}} Vulgar Latin pittitus, {{cog|la|pitinnus}} Latin pitinnus, {{m|la|pitulus}} pitulus, {{cog|es|pequeño}} Spanish pequeño Head templates: {{fr-adj|comp=moindre|sup=le moindre}} petit (feminine petite, masculine plural petits, feminine plural petites, comparative moindre, superlative le moindre)
  1. small Categories (topical): Size
    Sense id: en-petit-fr-adj-gduOu7vG Disambiguation of Size: 83 0 0 17 0 0 0
  2. little
    Sense id: en-petit-fr-adj-GAygG5Xw
  3. petty
    Sense id: en-petit-fr-adj-ZvZZriHx

Noun

IPA: /pə.ti/, /p.ti/, /pə.ti.t‿/, /p.ti.t‿/, [p(ə)tsi] [Quebec], /pti/ [Louisiana], /piti/ [Louisiana], /ti/ [Louisiana] Audio: Fr-petit.ogg Forms: petits [plural], petite [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French petit, from Vulgar Latin pittitus (775; compare Latin pitinnus, pitulus). Compare Spanish pequeño. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|petit|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French petit, {{inh+|fr|fro|petit}} Inherited from Old French petit, {{inh|fr|VL.|*pittus|pittitus}} Vulgar Latin pittitus, {{cog|la|pitinnus}} Latin pitinnus, {{m|la|pitulus}} pitulus, {{cog|es|pequeño}} Spanish pequeño Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} petit m (plural petits, feminine petite)
  1. small one (anything that is small) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-petit-fr-noun-kYuDkPKb
  2. little one (anything that is little) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-petit-fr-noun-QK8UWlbE
  3. little one; child (of humans or other animals) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-petit-fr-noun-P6a4~jb3 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 3 5 11 69 5 Disambiguation of French links with redundant wikilinks: 3 3 3 4 9 73 4
  4. the young (of a species) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-petit-fr-noun-5hm5~gVv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à petit feu, aller son petit bonhomme de chemin, au petit bonheur, aux petits oignons, avoir un petit creux, centre de la petite enfance, chercher la petite bête, comme des petits pains, être aux petits soins, être sur un petit nuage, femme de petite vertu, il n’y a pas de petits profits, jouer petit bras, le monde est petit, le petit oiseau va sortir, les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières, mon petit, mon petit doigt m’a dit, nom d’un petit bonhomme, parc aux petits, petit à petit, petit ami, Petit Berlin, petit blanc, petit bois, petit boulot, petit bras, petit coin, Petit Colorado, petit comité, petit copain, petit déjeuner, petit doigt, petit écran, petit épeautre, petit filet, petit four, petit joueur, petit jour, petit juif, petit largue, petit mal, petit matin, petit monde, petit nègre, petit pain, petit pain au chocolat, petit panda, petit père, petit peuple, petit pois, petit poisson deviendra grand, petit pont, petit récit, petit-, petit-bourgeois, petite amie, petite annonce, petite bière, petite bite, petite bourgeoisie, petite capitale, petite copine, petite couronne, petite cuiller, petite culotte, petite finale, petite frappe, petite main, petite mort, petite nature, petite nyctale, Petite Ourse, petite perception, petite pluie abat grand vent, Petite Russie, petite sœur, petite souris, petite vérole, petites gens, petites heures, petites lèvres, petits yeux, plus petit commun multiple, pour la petite histoire, regarder par le petit bout de la lorgnette, se faire petit, se faire tout petit, s’amuser comme un petit fou, vilain petit canard

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "petit poisson deviendra grand"
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      "word": "petite finale"
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      "word": "petite frappe"
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      "word": "petite mort"
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      "word": "petite nature"
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      "word": "petite pluie abat grand vent"
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      "word": "Petite Russie"
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      "word": "il n’y a pas de petits profits"
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      "word": "le monde est petit"
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      "word": "le petit oiseau va sortir"
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      "word": "les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières"
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      "word": "mon petit doigt m’a dit"
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      "word": "Petit Berlin"
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      "word": "petit blanc"
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      "word": "petit coin"
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    {
      "word": "Petit Colorado"
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      "word": "petit pain au chocolat"
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      "word": "petit panda"
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      "word": "petit poisson deviendra grand"
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      "word": "petit pont"
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      "word": "petite nyctale"
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