debutante

See also: débutante and debûtante

English

Alternative forms

• débutante
• debûtante

Etymology

From French débutante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdɛbjuːˈtɑːnt/, /ˌdeɪbjuːˈtɑːnt/

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Noun

debutante (plural debutantes)

1. A young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society.

   Synonym: (informal) deb

2. A female debutant, especially in sport and entertainment.

Translations

young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society

• Japanese: デビュタント (debyutanto)
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female debutant

• Hebrew: מופיעה לראשונה
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• Japanese: デビュタント (debyutanto)

Derived terms

• subdebutante

Further reading

• debutante on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “debutante”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• unabetted

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French débutante or from debutant +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdeː.byˈtɑn.tə/
• Hyphenation: de‧bu‧tan‧te
• Rhymes: -ɑntə

Noun

debutante f (plural debutantes, masculine debutant)

1. A debutante, a woman who debuts.

Related terms

• debuteren
• debuut

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Spanish

Adjective

debutante m or f (masculine and feminine plural debutantes)

1. novice, first-time

Noun

debutante m or f (plural debutantes)

1. debutant, beginner, first-timer