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petit matin

French, noun/pə.ti ma.tɛ̃/

petit matin is a French masculine noun meaning “early morning, small hours, wee hours” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Tout début de la matinée”.

What does petit matin mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineearly morning, small hours, wee hours

    au petit matin

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Tout début de la matinée.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of petit matin

  • petits matins plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce petit matin?

  • /pə.ti ma.tɛ̃/
  • \pə.ti ma.tɛ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.