Main Entry:

¹de·but

Variant(s):

also dé·but \ˈdā-ˌbyü, dā-ˈ\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French début, from débuter to begin, from Middle French desbuter to play first, from des- de- + but starting point, goal — more at butt

Date:

1751

1 : a first appearance <made her singing debut> 2 : a formal entrance into society