princess

noun

PRIN-ses/ˈpɹɪnsɛs/UKprin-SES/pɹɪnˈsɛs/

Pluralprincesses

11 meanings of princess

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1
nouncountable
A king or queen's daughter, or another woman in a royal family who is not the queen.
The young princess waved to the crowd from the palace balcony.
Two princesses rode together in the golden carriage.
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2
nouncountable
A loving name a parent uses for a young girl.
Come here, princess, and let me fix your hair before school.
Good night, my little princess, sleep well.
Similarsweetheart, sweetie, darling, honey
3
nounderogatoryUScountable
Someone who acts spoiled and selfish and expects to be treated as special.
Stop acting like such a princess and help us clean up.
Their teammate was a total princess who refused to carry her own bag.
Similardiva
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4
nouncountable
The wife of a prince, or a woman who rules a small state.
She became a princess when she married the prince.
The princess governed the small mountain state for thirty years.
5
nouncountable
A girl or woman who is the best in a certain area or group.
She is the princess of the chess club, beating every opponent.
As the princess of her ballet class, she danced the lead role.
Similarqueen, star, darling
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6
nouncountable
A picture card in a Tarot deck that ranks above the ten and below the prince.
She drew the princess of cups during the reading.
The princess sits just above the ten in this Tarot suit.
7
nouncountable
A made-up chess piece that can move like both a bishop and a knight.
In this puzzle, the princess can jump like a knight or slide like a bishop.
He added a princess to the board for the fairy chess problem.
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8
nouncountable
A colored glass marble used in children's games.
She kept her favorite princess in a velvet pouch.
He won three princesses in the schoolyard game at recess.
9
nouncountable
A Bulgarian baked open sandwich topped with ground meat.
We had a princess and a glass of milk for breakfast.
My grandmother bakes a princess for me every weekend.
10
nouncountable
A lemur that is female.
The princess at the sanctuary just gave birth to twins.
Each princess in the troop cares for her own young.

Less common meaning

11
nounarchaic
A queen, or a woman who rules a country.
The princess ruled her kingdom wisely for forty years.
Long ago, the princess led her armies into battle herself.
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Origin

From Old French and Anglo-Norman "princesse", made from "prince" plus the ending "-ess".