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Princes Charming

Princes Charming is the plural of Prince Charming.

Meaning of Prince Charming

Noun

Prince Charming (plural Prince Charmings or Princes Charming)

  1. A fictional heroic prince in various fairy-tales.
    • No one could have helped being won by his smile and the truly royal manner in which he saluted the crowd in passing when he was in good humor. For this reason, the voice of the people, which is never mistaken, had christened him Prince Charming, and his name always clung to him.1920, “King Bizarre And Prince Charming”, in Mary L. Booth, transl., Laboulaye's Fairy Book
  2. (broadly) A heterosexual woman's prototypical ideal romantic partner, especially but not necessarily if he embodies common characteristics of the fictional princes, such as being courageous or chivalrous.
    • She's still unmarried because she is waiting for her Prince Charming... and he may not exist.

Questions about Princes Charming

What is Princes Charming the plural of?
Princes Charming is the plural of Prince Charming.

Words near Princes Charming in the dictionary

  1. princely states
  2. princely sum
  3. princely sums
  4. princeps
  5. princes
  6. Princes Charming
  7. princes consort
  8. Princes End
  9. Princes Hill
  10. Princes of Darkness
  11. Princes of Wales

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