Soubrette
/suːˈbɹɛt/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female attendant or servant, especially one who is cheeky or mischievous, often featuring in theatrical comedies.
"At present I have only a soubrette's part, with an apron and pockets, and a ballad; but, as I said before, luck's all in this world, and I have every requisite for being lucky."
- 2 a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy wordnet
- 3 a pert or flirtatious young girl wordnet
Example
More examples"At present I have only a soubrette's part, with an apron and pockets, and a ballad; but, as I said before, luck's all in this world, and I have every requisite for being lucky."
Etymology
Borrowed from French soubrette, from Occitan soubreta (“coy”) (feminine of soubret), from soubra (Provençal sobrar), from Latin superare (“be above”).