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Noun: soubrette  soo'bret
  1. A minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy
    "She played the soubrette in the Molière farce"
     
  2. A pert or flirtatious young girl
    "The soubrette charmed everyone at the party with her witty remarks"

Derived forms: soubrettes

Type of: bit part, fille, girl, minor role, miss, missy [informal], young lady, young woman

Encyclopedia: Soubrette