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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sou•brette (so̅o̅ bret′),USA pronunciation n. - Show Businessa maidservant or lady's maid in a play, opera, or the like, esp. one displaying coquetry, pertness, and a tendency to engage in intrigue.
- Show Businessan actress playing such a role.
- any lively or pert young woman.
- Latin superāre to be above
- Provencal soubreto, derivative of soubret affected, ultimately derivative of Old Provencal sobrar
- French: lady's maid
- 1745–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: soubrette /suːˈbrɛt/ n - a minor female role in comedy, often that of a pert lady's maid
- any pert or flirtatious girl
Etymology: 18th Century: from French: maidservant, from Provençal soubreto, from soubret conceited, from soubra to exceed, from Latin superāre to surmount, from super above |