debutante
pronunciation
How to pronounce debutante in British English:
UK [ˈdebjutɑ:nt]
How to pronounce debutante in American English:
US [ˈdɛbjʊˌtɑnt, ˈdebju-]
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- Noun:
- a young woman making her debut into society
Word Origin
- debutante (n.)
- 1801, "female stage actress making her first public performance," from fem. of French debutant (q.v.). In reference to a young woman making her first appearance in society, from 1817.
Example
- 1. Your son is taking meto the debutante ball tonight .
- 2. Charity donations may be a part of the american debutante ball .
- 3. This sniffy attitude towards commerce was not confined to britain , nor did it die out with liveried footmen and debutante balls .
- 4. What 's a debutante ball ?
- 5. I attended a debutante ball .