Definition of "starlet" [starlet]

• A small star. (noun)
• A young film actress publicized as a future star. (noun)

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• "Like the title starlet, this movie can't figure out what it wants to be."
• "It certainly looks like the risque franchise might flirt with the Disney icon — the young starlet is rumored to be making a cameo in 2010′s SATC sequel."
• "Miley Cyrus has been granted a temporary restraining order against a CooCoo For Cocoa Puffs middle-aged stalker who claims the teen starlet is his “secret wife.”"