What does 'debutante' mean?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → a young woman making her first appearance in society
A debutante is a young woman making her first formal appearance in fashionable society, traditionally at a ball. The word comes from the French "debut", a first appearance.
Example: Every year the club holds a ball for the city's debutantes.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: a young man making his first appearance in society — Incorrect. The final -e of debutante marks the feminine form; a young man making his first appearance is a debutant.
Option 3: an official trip — Incorrect. An official trip is a journey made for work or duty; it has no link with the word.
Option 4: a special visit to a foreign country — Incorrect. This describes a state visit or tour, not a debutante.