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Meaning of Princess | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
pɹɪnˈsɛs

Definitions

  1. A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.
  2. The title of a princess.
  3. A female given name from English.
    rare
  4. The title of a princess
  5. A woman or girl who excels in a given field or class.
  6. A female given name from English
  7. A female ruler or monarch; a queen.
    archaic
  8. The wife of a prince; the female ruler of a principality.
  9. A young girl; used as a term of endearment.
  10. A young girl or woman (or less commonly a man) who is vain, spoiled, or selfish; a prima donna.
    US, derogatory
  11. A tinted crystal marble used in children's games.
  12. A type of court card in the Tarot pack, coming between the 10 and the prince (Jack).
  13. A female lemur.
  14. A Bulgarian open-faced baked sandwich prepared with ground meat.
  15. A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the bishop and the knight.

Equivalents

Afrikaans koningin prinses
Azərbaycanca şahzadə
Беларуская каралеўна
Български княгиня принцеса
বাংলা রাজকুমারী
བོད་སྐད སྲས་མོ
Català princesa
Čeština kněžna princezna
Dansk prinsesse
Esperanto princino reĝidino
Español coya infanta princesa
فارسی شاهدخت
Français Princesse
Gàidhlig bana-phrionnsa
Hausa gimbiya
עברית נסיכה שרה
Magyar hercegnő
Bahasa Indonesia putri ratu
Íslenska prinsessa
Italiano principessa
ქართული პრინცესა
Қазақша ханзада ханша
한국어 공주 왕녀 왕비
Kurdî prenses prînses
Кыргызча канбийке
Latina regina
Latviešu princese
Македонски кнегиња принцеза
മലയാളം രാജകുമാരി
Монгол гүнж
मराठी राजकुमारी
Bahasa Melayu puteri
Malti prinċipessa
မြန်မာဘာသာ မင်းသမီး
Nederlands koningin prinses
Português princesa rainha
Română prințesă
Slovenčina kňažná princezná
Slovenščina kneginja princesa
Shqip princeshë
தமிழ் இளவரசி
తెలుగు యువరాణి
Türkmençe şazada
Türkçe prenses
ئۇيغۇرچە مەلىكە
Oʻzbekcha malika
Tiếng Việt bà chúa công chúa công nữ quận chúa

Examples

“She did not cry long, however, for she was as brave as could be expected of a princess of her age.”
“Michael Jackson was the king of pop. Britney Spears was the pop princess. Until they weren't.”
“And running all with greedie ioyfulnesse / To faire Irena, at her feet did fall, / And her adored with due humblenesse, / As their true Liege and Princesse naturall […]”
“Princess Grace was the Princess of Monaco.”
“Jonathan, if you hear this, you're a beautiful princess, but you're also a big, fat dork.”
“Having been at the center of an international tragedy, the general public view is that the next generation—Princes William and Harry, and also Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice—have suffered enough and deserve every moment of happiness coming their way, and people are more than willing to help them celebrate their successes.”
“It was funny to me that my name, Princess Kasune Zulu, became such a big deal on this trip. I participated in a number of media interviews where journalists fixated on my name. "Are you a real princess?" they asked time and time again. Their published articles all too often said, "Princess is only her name, not a title."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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