Meaning of Princess Charming | Babel Free

Definitions

Female equivalent of Prince Charming.

feminine, form-of

Examples

“The crowd outside, in its grandstands built out over the pavement, glitters equally, stenographers and secretaries and salesgirls Cinderellas no longer, but Princesses Charming, transfigured by the art of the Beautician. For even the Hollywood face has now become so adapted as to fall within the reach of all.”

“For many of the guests at both Grossinger's and the Concord, Singles Week was an ordeal of waiting, watching, seeking and trying to look and sound attractive. Endless hours were spent sitting decoratively in the vast lobbies, hoping Prince or Princess Charming would appear.”

“Here is a book tailored to suit a particular market (note its subtitle); customers who are looking for fairy stories in which females are the clever ones, taking all the initiative against foils of males who are a bit stupid, absent-minded or cowardly. In these six short tales we are presented with Princes Stupid and Princesses Charming, for a change.”

“As a divorced woman who purchased her own home prior to her marriage, and as a former divorce attorney, I urge single women to protect their financial interest in their houses prior to welcoming a subsequently acquired Prince or Princess Charming who may demand a piece of the house upon termination of the relationship.”

“A 2003 study out of Purdue University,^([sic]) analyzed how gender was portrayed in 168 Brother’s^([sic]) Grimm fairytales. The short answer: not well. Longer answer: these stories give the message that unattractive people are evil, women can get by on their beauty, and you never see Princess Charming swooping in to rescue the Prince.”

“Constantly working on improving her self-worth and being willing to walk away from the wrong relationships have allowed Gregory to find her inner Cheetah Girl: “grown power” to be a woman who is fierce, tough, and still vulnerable—all qualities she hopes to inspire in the next generation of ethnic women through her writings so they can be their own “Princesses Charming.””

“And good souls—even Princess Charmings and Prince Charmings—will feel anger. The goal is to feel anger rightly—in this MEAN ZONE!”

“As Cinderellas go, he [Troy Duffy] was the type who would smash the glass slipper and kick Princess Charming down the stairs.”

“Unless your name is Snow White, waiting around for Prince (or Princess) Charming to save you from wicked stepmothers and fat seatmates is a lousy strategy.”

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