debutante
noun /ˈdebjuːtɑːnt/
/ˈdebjuːtɑːnt/
- (also informal deb)(especially in the past) a young, rich or upper-class woman who is going to fashionable social events for the first time
- a woman who is making her first public appearance, especially in sport or films; a female debutant
- The film, released on 15th July, also stars debutante Diana Penty.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French débutante (feminine) ‘leading off’, from the verb débuter.