Synonyms of debutantes

debutantes

noun

plural of debutante

as in maids

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.

Related Words

• maids
• girls
• virgins
• ingenues
• debs
• maidens
• sisters
• damsels
• demoiselles
• misses
• birds
• fillies
• lasses
• senoritas
• lassies
• chits
• sheilas
• colleens
• mademoiselles
• senhoritas

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of debutantes

Those that aren’t yet in Tokyo have immediate plans to be, with Waldorf Astoria and Dorchester Collection properties planned for the coming years, joining 2025 debutantes JW Marriott Tokyo and Fairmont Tokyo. — Jake Emen, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026

Cape Verde, Curaçao and Jordan are also among the debutantes. — Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 9 June 2026

At balls that approximate what Bridgerton might be like if the charming debutantes were matched with white-haired monsters instead of handsome, age-appropriate nobles, Commanders spike their prospective Wives’ drinks. — Judy Berman, Time, 8 Apr. 2026

The building was popular with debutantes. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026

Like many other balls, the Opera Ball opens with a waltz performed by 160 bright-eyed and bushy-tailed young couples, who are referred to as debutantes. — Valeriya Safronova, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026

Each year, noteworthy families flock to the famed Hotel Shangri-La in Paris for a formal celebration of the debutantes, who traditionally work with designers to dream up bespoke haute couture gowns. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025

Even at some of the dressiest Mardi Gras balls in the city, you’re guaranteed to find debutantes and knights alike gathered around a table full of Foosackly’s. — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2025

The Mitford sisters, as debutantes, were expected to quietly marry into their class and fade into the woodwork. — Mimi Pond, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025