débutante
UK/deɪb(j)utɑnt/
débutante noun: a female who débuts.
Noun
débutante (plural débutantes)
- A female who débuts.
- A short time afterward at the opera Gerald dragged him into a parterre to say something amiable to one of the amiable débutante Craig girls—and Selwyn found himself again facing Alixe.1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter III, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
Forms of débutante
| plural | débutantes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | debutante |
| alternative form | debûtante |
Origin of débutante
Borrowed from French débutante, feminine form of débutant.
Questions about débutante
- What does débutante mean?
- Débutante means a female who débuts.
- What part of speech is débutante?
- Débutante is a noun.
- How do you pronounce débutante?
- Débutante is pronounced /deɪb(j)utɑnt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of débutante?
- The plural of débutante is débutantes.
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