Pronunciation: p ə - ' t ē -, ˌ pe-t ē -
Function: noun
Etymology: F, literally, small bourgeois
Date: 1828
1 : a member of the petite bourgeoisie
2 : PETITE BOURGEOISIE
– petit bourgeois adjective
Pronunciation: p ə - ' t ē -, ˌ pe-t ē -
Function: noun
Etymology: F, literally, small bourgeois
Date: 1828
1 : a member of the petite bourgeoisie
2 : PETITE BOURGEOISIE
– petit bourgeois adjective
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012