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Petit is the French adjective (qualifier) for "small", or "little", in the masculine form. In the feminine form, it is petite. It may also refer to any of the following:

• Petit's triangle (inferior lumbar triangle) . See Petit's hernia
• Petit Jean State Park
• Petit juror
• Petite sizes in women's clothing

People/Surname

• A French surname
  • Pierre Petit, a French photographer
  • Pierre Petit (scholar) (1617-1687) French scholar, medical writer, and poet
  • Jean-Pierre Petit, a French scientist
  • François Pourfour du Petit, a French anatomist
  • Alexis Thérèse Petit, a French physicist
  • Philippe Petit, a French acrobat
  • Roland Petit, a French choreographer and dancer
• 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 FC, Arsenal, FC Barcelona and Chelsea football clubs
• The nickname for Armando Teixeira, a Portuguese international and current FC Köln player

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