what is debutante
debutante. n. 1. a young woman of upper-class background who is presented to society, usually at a formal ball. 2. a girl or young woman regarded as being upper-class, wealthy, and of a frivolous or snobbish social set. [C19: from French, from debuter dÃ©buter to lead off in a, game make'one s first; appearance see]. debut