English

Noun

minette ‎(plural minettes)

1. (dated) The smallest of regular sizes of portrait photographs.
   • 1893, Columbian Exposition Dedication Ceremonies Memorial

     The title page bears a minette portrait of the Duke being crowned by the hand of an ideal figure of Chicago, and below are the coat-of-arms and motto of the Duke's house.

   • 1981, Lou W. McCulloch, Card Photographs: A Guide to Their History and Value (page 161)

     […] there were hundreds of other sizes of photographic prints ranging from a minette novelty to mammoth views.

2. (mineralogy) A mineral deposit consisting of iron ore of sedimentary origin, found in the south of Luxembourg and in Lorraine.
   • 1977, Navajo Kimberlites and Minettes

     The minettes of Buell Mountain are felsic, and many contain ground-mass quartz.

French

Etymology

feminine equivalent of minet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.nɛt/

Noun

minette f ‎(plural minettes)

1. (female) kitten
2. (female) puss, pussycat
3. (colloquial) cool chick, very young girl
   • 1995, Jean-Claude Izzo, Total Khéops:

     Malgré ses quarante ans, elle pouvait sans honte s'aligner devant des flopées de minettes.

4. (slang) muff diving, cunnilingus
5. kind of iron mineral

Synonyms

• (kitten): minet m

Descendants

• Dutch: minetten ‎(“cunnilingus”) (Flemish and Limburgish)
• Russian: мине́т ‎(minét, “****”)
  • Armenian: մինետ ‎(minet, “****”)
  • Georgian: მინეტი ‎(mineṭi, “****”)
  • Estonian: minett ‎(“****”)
• Polish: mineta ‎(“cunnilingus”)
• Portuguese: minete ‎(“cunnilingus”)