User Contributed Dictionary
Adjective
petitFinnish
Verb
petitAnagrams
French
Adjective
petit ( petite, petits, petites)Noun
petit ( petite, petits, petites)- small one (anything that is small), little one (anything that is little)
- little one (child)
Derived terms
Extensive Definition
Petit may be any of the following:
- The French word for "small"
- Petit's triangle (inferior lumbar triangle) . See Petit's hernia
- Petit Jean State Park
- Petit juror
People/Surname
- A French surname
- Pierre Petit, a French photographer
- Jean-Pierre Petit, a French scientist
- François Pourfour du Petit, a French anatomist
- Alexis Thérèse Petit, a French physicist
- Philippe Petit, a French acrobat
- The surname for a prominent Parsi family of
India, whose
members include:
- Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Bt., noted Indian industrialist
- His granddaughter Rattanbai Petit, wife of Jinnah, founder of Pakistan
Footballers
- Emmanuel Petit, a football star who played for the French international, AS Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea football clubs
- The nickname for Armando Teixeira, a Portuguese international and current SL Benfica player
petit in German: Petit
petit in French: Petit
petit in Dutch: Petit
petit in Japanese: プチ
petit in Polish: Petit