/ ˈdebjutɑːnt; NAmE / (also informal deb ) noun
a young, rich or upper-class woman who is going to fashionable social events for the first time
••
WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from French débutante (feminine) leading off, from the verb débuter .
/ ˈdebjutɑːnt; NAmE / (also informal deb ) noun
a young, rich or upper-class woman who is going to fashionable social events for the first time
••
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. 2005