petite amien.

Brit.

/pəˌtiːt aˈmiː/,

/pəˌtiːt əˈmiː/, U.S.

/pəˌtit əˈmi/

Inflections: Plural petites amies.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymon: French petite amie.

Etymology: Apparently < French petite amie (though the French phrase is apparently not recorded in this specific sense) < petite , feminine of petit (see petit adj.) + amie , feminine form corresponding to ami friend (see ami n.).Compare earlier use in the phrase ma petite amie < French ma, feminine of mon my + petite amie:1888 Mountain Democrat (Placerville, Calif.) 25 Aug. 4 I was a young man of 33, without the habits or tastes of young men, when ‘ma petite Amie’ came under my charge.

The (usually young) female lover of an older man; a mistress.

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the mind > emotion > love > love affair > [noun] > female friend of middle-aged man

petite amie1896

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1896 E. Dowson Let. c24 Apr. (1967) 355 Here, I have no petites Amies.

1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage xlvii. 236 ‘And you,’ she said, with the tolerant smile of one who had fattened on the lust of her fellows, ‘have you got a petite amie’?

1978 W. Garner Möbius Trip v. 111 His petite amie..had raised the subject of marriage.

2002 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 10 Nov. (Sunday Life section) 20 Their wife or petite amie can sleep over, and they can invite up to four guests a night to dinner.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petite amie
释义	petite amien. Brit. /pəˌtiːt aˈmiː/, /pəˌtiːt əˈmiː/, U.S. /pəˌtit əˈmi/ Inflections: Plural petites amies. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymon: French petite amie. Etymology: Apparently < French petite amie (though the French phrase is apparently not recorded in this specific sense) < petite , feminine of petit (see petit adj.) + amie , feminine form corresponding to ami friend (see ami n.).Compare earlier use in the phrase ma petite amie < French ma, feminine of mon my + petite amie:1888 Mountain Democrat (Placerville, Calif.) 25 Aug. 4 I was a young man of 33, without the habits or tastes of young men, when ‘ma petite Amie’ came under my charge. The (usually young) female lover of an older man; a mistress. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > love affair > [noun] > female friend of middle-aged man petite amie1896 toygirl1988 1896 E. Dowson Let. c24 Apr. (1967) 355 Here, I have no petites Amies. 1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage xlvii. 236 ‘And you,’ she said, with the tolerant smile of one who had fattened on the lust of her fellows, ‘have you got a petite amie’? 1978 W. Garner Möbius Trip v. 111 His petite amie..had raised the subject of marriage. 2002 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 10 Nov. (Sunday Life section) 20 Their wife or petite amie can sleep over, and they can invite up to four guests a night to dinner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1896
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