-ette Definition

et
suffix
Small; diminutive.
Kitchenette.
American Heritage
Female.
Usherette.
American Heritage
An imitation or inferior kind of cloth.
Leatherette.
American Heritage
affix
Little.
Statuette.
Webster's New World
Female [majorette]
Webster's New World
A substitute for.
Leatherette.
Webster's New World

Origin of -ette

  • Middle English from Old French feminine of -et -et

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Fr: see -et

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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