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How to pronounce debutante in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms deb
Type of adult female, woman

Examples of debutante

debutante
He buys his debutante daughter Lorinda horses and teaches her to shoot and ride.
From the dallasnews.com
Louise Serpa grew up as a New York debutante, but her heart belonged to the West.
From the lens.blogs.nytimes.com
This isn't the South Georgia debutante ball at the Ramada we're talking about.
From the newsobserver.com
Denise Greenawalt is chair of the debutante program and the Bal Blanc de Noel.
From the orlandosentinel.com
India finished a debutante program last year and Saadia will do the same this year.
From the charlotteobserver.com
That brought debutante Samit Patel to the crease for his second Test innings.
From the metro.co.uk
That got the folks at STATS wondering whether it was a debutante-like record.
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She'd promised to make me a dress to rival any debutante and she hadn't let me down.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Marlborough claimed several dances with Consuelo the new society debutante.
From the express.co.uk
More examples
  • A young woman making her debut into society
  • A debutante or deb (from the French du00E9butante, "female beginner") 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...
  • A young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society
  • A young woman (usually between 16 and 18 years old) who is beginning to attend social events as an adult.