debutante

as in maid
a young upper-class woman who has begun going to special parties where she will meet and be seen by other people from the upper class The invitation-only event is a prized ticket for the city's debutantes.

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Recent Examples on the Web Pic has awareness because of Wilson’s highly public dispute with her producers, but insiders say there is a real film here, a musical about a town’s annual debutante ball that has satirical overtones. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024 Brown didn’t try to integrate a traditional score but rather to voice as distinctly as possible the show’s competing populations of affluent middle-aged women, Black debutantes, gay lovers, spiritual seekers and, of course, the cabaret stylings of M’Lady herself. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2024 The quintessential presentation of the debutante by male escorts, for example, drew the criticism of those in training. Isabel Yip, NBC News, 21 June 2024 Despite the thwarting efforts of her rival debutantes, Maxine arrives at the ball with an exclamation point, draped in a white zibeline gown adorned with silver beads and shells. Jack Dunn, Variety, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for debutante 

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“Debutante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debutante. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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