English

Noun

midinette ‎(plural midinettes)

1. A female salesperson, a shopgirl, especially in Paris; a vacuous but fashionable young woman.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 611:

     This? One finds them in every other midinette’s haunt, literally for sous.

2. A type of miniature climbing rose.

French

Etymology

Blend of midi +‎ dînette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /midinɛt/

Noun

midinette f ‎(plural midinettes)

1. shopgirl, salesclerk, midinette
2. bimbo, midinette