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A debutante, also spelled débutante (/ ˈdɛbjʊtɑːnt / DEB-yuu-tahnt; from French: débutante [debytɑ̃t], 'female beginner'), or deb is a young woman of aristocratic or upper-class family background who has reached maturity and is presented to society at a formal "debut" (UK: / ˈdeɪbjuː, ˈdɛbjuː / DAY-bew, DEB-yoo, US: / deɪˈbjuː / day-BEW; French:...
debutante, a young woman who is making a formal entrance into society. So-called debutante balls, dating back to at least the 18th century, were originally intended as an avenue through which to present young women eligible for marriage to prospective high-society partners.
- Alison Eldridge
Dec 22, 2020 · When one thinks of a debutante ball, certain pop culture references spring to mind. Here’s one: “The business of her life was to get her daughters married,” Jane Austen wrote of the Bennet sisters’ mother Mrs. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice.
- Vivian Manning-Schaffel
May 1, 2019 · A debutante ball is a formal event aimed at demonstrating the etiquette of young girls. As a rule, these are young persons from aristocratic and noble families who have reached adulthood. For them, debutante ball means the first official appearance.
The meaning of DEBUTANTE is one making a debut : debutant; especially : a young woman making her formal entrance into society.
A debutante is a girl or young lady from an aristocratic or upper class family who has reached the age of maturity and, as a new adult, is introduced to society at a formal "debut" presentation. Originally, it meant the young woman was eligible to marry, and part of the purpose was to display her to eligible bachelors and their families with a ...
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a rich young woman who, especially in the past in Britain, went to a number of social events as a way of being introduced to other young people of high social rank: a debutantes' ball. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
