Pierrette

American  

[pee-uh-ret, pye-ret] / ˌpi əˈrɛt, pyɛˈrɛt /

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

plural

Pierrettes

1. the female counterpart of a Pierrot, usually accompanying him, as in an entertainment or masquerade.

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Etymology

Origin of Pierrette

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Most community gardens in L.A. are “hobby gardens” for more affluent demographics, said Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, a USC researcher who has written a book about California gardens.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2023

Mr. Colonna’s survivors include his wife, Stéphanie, whom he married in prison in 2011, their son, Ghjaseppu, and another son, Jean-Baptiste, from his earlier relationship with Pierrette Serreri.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2022

When Marine was sixteen, her mother, Pierrette, left Jean-Marie for his biographer.

From The New Yorker • May 1, 2017

Pierrette had run off with her husband’s biographer, a magazine journalist who had been living, at Le Pen’s invitation, at the family home.

From The Guardian • Apr. 20, 2017

“Madame, here is M’sieur Ewart!” cried the pretty Pierrette, as the old lady advanced, and I bowed.

From The Count's Chauffeur by Le Queux, William