petite.
Fairly short and of slim build.
Meaning & usage
Fairly short and of slim build.
Of small size; intended for small-framed adult women.
Small, little; insignificant; petty.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French petite f, feminine of petit m (“small, little”).
A mutant first discovered in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, forming small colonies when grown in the presence of fermentable carbon sources such as glucose.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French petite f, feminine of petit m (“small, little”).
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