ˌmid ə nˈet, ˌmēdēˈnet noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, probably blend of midi noon (from Old French, from mi mid, middle — from Latin medius — + di day, from Latin dies ) and dînette light lunch, from dîner to dine, breakfast + -ette; from the traditional light lunches eaten at noon by the midinettes — more at mid , deity , dine
: a Parisian shopgirl ; especially : a Parisian seamstress