debut ante's
yʊˌtɑnt, -ˌtænt noun
a young woman making a debut into society.
Also, déb·u·tante.
Related forms
post·deb·u·tante, noun, adjective
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| 1. | a young woman of upper-class background who is presented to society, usually at a formal ball |
| 2. | a girl or young woman regarded as being upper-class, wealthy, and of a frivolous or snobbish social set |
| [C19: from French, from débuter to lead off in a game, make one's first appearance; see | |
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Debut ante's
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Word Origin & History
debutante
1801, "female stage actress making her first public performance," from Fr. fem. of debutant (q.v.). In ref. to a young woman making her first appearance in society, from 1817.
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