petit bourgeois pe·tit·bour·geois uncommon noun 1. a member of the lower middle class Synonymspetit bourgeois 2. lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.) Synonymspetit bourgeoispetite bourgeoisiepetty bourgeoisie Related words Broader terms middle classbourgeois Parts petit bourgeois Part of petit bourgeois WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.