debut

day-BYOO/deɪˈbjuː/UKDEB-yoo/ˈdɛbjuː/AUSDAY-byoo/ˈdæɪbjʉː/

6 meanings of debut

1
nouncountable
A person's first time performing in front of an audience.
Like the first time you ride a bike in front of your friends.
The young singer made her debut at the school concert.
His debut on the soccer team went really well.
Similarpremiere
Oppositefarewell
2
nouncountablebefore a noun
The first time a play, movie, or song is shown to the public.
Like the first day a new store opens its doors.
The movie's debut drew huge crowds downtown.
Everyone waited for the opera's debut at the new theater.
Similarpremiere, opening
3
verbintransitive
To appear or perform in public for the first time.
Like a new kid speaking up in class for the first time.
The band will debut at the festival next month.
She debuted on the national stage last year.
Similarpremiere
4
verbUStransitive
To show something new to the public for the first time.
Like showing your friends a drawing you just finished.
The company will debut its new phone next week.
They debuted the car at the auto show.
Similarlaunch, unveil, premiere, introduce, release
5
nouncountable
A young woman's first formal appearance in high society.
Like being introduced to a big group of people for the first time.
Her debut at the winter ball drew the whole town.
Months of preparation went into the heiress's debut.
Similarcoming-out
6
nounPhilippinescountable
A celebration of a young woman's eighteenth birthday as she becomes an adult.
Like a special party that says you are now grown up.
Her debut was a big party with hundreds of guests.
They spent months planning her eighteenth birthday debut.

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Origin

From French début, from débuter meaning "to begin." This came from a word for a mark or goal or target.