débutantes
Ballroom first-timers
Débutantes is the plural of débutante, a young woman making her formal entrance into society, traditionally at a ball or presentation.
The term evokes upper-class rituals where families introduced daughters to eligible bachelors: The débutantes curtsied before the queen.
More loosely, any woman new to a field or activity: political débutantes learning to work the room.
Public declaration of identity
- cotillionFormal society dance event
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- seasonYearly division or series
elite · aristocracy · high society · socialite · finishing school · white dress · curtsy · escort
Fifteenth birthday celebration
- sweet sixteenCelebratory sixteenth birthday milestone
- bat mitzvahFemale Jewish adulthood rite
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
- charity ballFormal fundraising dance event
fundraiser · Mardi Gras · krewe · Texas · Southern · pageant · scholarship · community service
Largest South American nation
- ParisFrance's chief city
- ManilaPhilippine seat of government
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
Tatler · aristocratic · diplomatic · embassy · cross-cultural · tradition · ceremony · ritual
Hereditary supreme ruler
- royal courtMonarch's official household
- Queen CharlotteFemale royal spouse
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
peerage · nobility · marriage market · dowry · suitor · betrothal · arranged marriage · title
coming-out
Public declaration of identity
- cotillionFormal society dance event
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- presentationFormal display to viewers
season · elite · aristocracy · high society · socialite · finishing school · white dress · curtsy · escort · waltz
quinceañera
Fifteenth birthday celebration
- sweet sixteenCelebratory sixteenth birthday milestone
- bat mitzvahFemale Jewish adulthood rite
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
charity ball · fundraiser · Mardi Gras · krewe · Texas · Southern · pageant · scholarship · community service · sponsor
Brazil
Largest South American nation
- ParisFrance's chief city
- ManilaPhilippine seat of government
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
Japan · Tatler · aristocratic · diplomatic · embassy · cross-cultural · tradition · ceremony · ritual · privilege
monarch
Hereditary supreme ruler
- royal courtMonarch's official household
- Queen CharlotteFemale royal spouse
- VictorianOf a prim era
Edwardian · peerage · nobility · marriage market · dowry · suitor · betrothal · arranged marriage · title · landed gentry
débutantesdoyennes
Senior female members
dowagers · matriarchs · old hands · old guard · social elite
débutantescommoners
Ordinary citizens, untitled
outsiders · parvenus · nouveau riche · uninvited · wallflowers
débutante, debutante, debutantes, debut, debuts, debuted, debuting, début, débuts