DEBUTANTE


Meaning of DEBUTANTE in English

/ ˈdebjutɑːnt; NAmE / (also informal deb ) noun

a young, rich or upper-class woman who is going to fashionable social events for the first time

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from French débutante (feminine) leading off, from the verb débuter .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.