Soubrette

[su:'bret]

Definition

(noun.) a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy.

(noun.) a pert or flirtatious young girl.

Editor: Rena--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A female servant or attendant; specifically, as a term of the theater, a lady's maid, in comedies, who acts the part of an intrigante; a meddlesome, mischievous female servant or young woman.

Edited by Griffith

Definition

n. a maid-servant in a comedy conventionally pert coquettish and intriguing.

Editor: Val