English Explanatory Dictionary

deb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A debutante (a young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society).
  2. A debutante ball or debut.
  3. A female member of a gang.
noun
  1. Initialism of dynamic energy budget.
  2. Initialism of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
name
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Deborah.
name
  1. A transliteration of the Bengali surname দেব (deb).
  2. A surname from Bengali.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-deb.wav /dɛb/

Word forms

deb debs Dev

Etymology

Clipping of debutante or debut.

Synonyms

debs

Related words

debs Debbie Debby Deo

Derived words

debby
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