débutante en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /deɪb(j)utɑnt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from French débutante, feminine form of débutant.
Meanings
-
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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| débutantes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| debutante | alternative | lexicographic | |
| debûtante | alternative | lexicographic |