debutante
or déb·u·tante
a young woman making a debut into society.
Origin of debutante
1Other words from debutante
- post·deb·u·tante, noun, adjective
Words Nearby debutante
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How to use debutante in a sentence
Men held these jobs too, but only the women spent their first week of employment being feted like debutantes, welcomed with bouquets of flowers and a formal dinner dance hosted by Watson.
No longer the debutante but the career girl — a bold but safe step forward.
Big hair, big dreams: Behind the curtain at the Miss America pageant | Lisa Birnbach | September 10, 2021 | Washington PostBefore his marriage to the Queen, Philip dated society beauty Osla Benning, a Canadian debutante, whom he met in 1939.
The novel, about a young debutante cavorting in New York City in the summer of 1945, was finally published in 2005.
Jack Kerouac’s ‘The Sea Is My Brother’ and Other Lost Novels | Sarah Stodola | March 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was a typical Southern upbringing complete with not one, but two debutante balls.
At first glance, Finke, a debutante from Manhattan, is a rarity in this wicked pantheon of secret-sharers.
She had been raised as a debutante, a beautiful, delicate orchid from Vancouver, Canada.
A happy chance made him meet Korolenko, who took a great interest in the "debutante" writer.
Contemporary Russian Novelists | Serge PerskyMeanwhile the party from the villa were seated in the great concert hall awaiting the appearance of the lovely American debutante.
Guy Kenmore's Wife and The Rose and the Lily | Mrs. Alex McVeigh MillerNothing will make me blue now that mother has given up making me be a debutante.
The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp | Nell SpeedWith the scarcity of beaux only a girl who was all animation had any show of having a good time in her debutante year.
The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp | Nell SpeedIt beats the debutante slink, that came in with narrow skirts.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrison
British Dictionary definitions for debutante
/ (ˈdɛbjʊˌtɑːnt, -ˌtænt) /
a young woman of upper-class background who is presented to society, usually at a formal ball
a girl or young woman regarded as being upper-class, wealthy, and of a frivolous or snobbish social set
Origin of debutante
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