noun
- a girl who is too young to be a debutante but who participates in social activities preparing her for formal debut
Usage: informal
Examples
- The country club hosted a tea party for the local subdebs.
- As a subdeb, she attended cotillion classes every Saturday.
- The subdeb ball was held before the main debutante season.
- Her mother enrolled her in subdeb activities at age fifteen.
- The subdeb committee organized charity events throughout the year.
- She made many friends during her subdeb year.