petite bourgeoise
[ puh-teet boo r-zhwahz; French puh-teet boor-zhwaz ]
/ pəˈtit bʊərˈʒwɑz; French pə tit burˈʒwaz /
noun, plural pe·tites bour·geoises [puh-teet boo r-zhwahz; French puh-teet boor-zhwaz] /pəˈtit bʊərˈʒwɑz; French pə tit burˈʒwaz/.
a woman who belongs to the petite bourgeoisie.
Origin of petite bourgeoise
1850–55; < French; feminine of
petit bourgeois
Words nearby petite bourgeoise
petit point,
petit serjeanty,
petit treason,
petit's lumbar triangle,
petite,
petite bourgeoise,
petite bourgeoisie,
petite marmite,
petitio principii,
petition,
petitionary