princess

UK/pɹɪnˈsɛs//ˈpɹɪnsɛs/

princess noun: a female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.

Noun (1)

princess (plural princesses)

A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.
- She did not cry long, however, for she was as brave as could be expected of a princess of her age.1872, George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin
A woman or girl who excels in a given field or class.
- Michael Jackson was the king of pop. Britney Spears was the pop princess. Until they weren't.2014, Blake Masters, Peter Thiel, Zero to One: Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future
(archaic) A female ruler or monarch; a queen.
- 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 […]1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
The wife of a prince; the female ruler of a principality.
- Princess Grace was the Princess of Monaco.
A young girl; used as a term of endearment.
(US, derogatory) A young girl or woman (or less commonly a man) who is vain, spoiled, or selfish; a prima donna.
- Jonathan, if you hear this, you're a beautiful princess, but you're also a big, fat dork.2020 September 15, Justmaiko, 2:13 from the start, in Trying Viral TikTok Life Hacks. **They Actually Work!!**
A tinted crystal marble used in children's games.
A type of court card in the Tarot pack, coming between the 10 and the prince (Jack).
A female lemur.
A Bulgarian open-faced baked sandwich prepared with ground meat.
A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the bishop and the knight.

Noun (2) capitalized: Princess

Princess (plural Princesses)

The title of a princess.
- 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...2015, Fraser McAlpine, Stuff Brits Like: A Guide to What’s Great About Great Britain, Berkley, →ISBN

Proper noun capitalized: Princess

Princess

(Philippines, rare, regional) A female given name from English.
- 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...2009, Princess Kasune Zulu, Warrior Princess, IVP Books, →ISBN, page 202

princess meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

princess in Hindi

female member of royal family: राजकुमारी rājkumārī, शहज़ादी śahzādī, राजकन्या rājkanyā
female monarch, or wife of a ruler: रानी rānī, महारानी mahārānī
wife of a prince; female ruler of a principality: राजकुमारी rājkumārī

princess in Tamil

female member of royal family: இளவரசி iḷavaraci, அரசகுமாரி aracakumāri

princess in Marathi

female member of royal family: राजकुमारी rājkumārī

princess in Urdu

female member of royal family: شہزدی śahzadī, راجکماری rājkumārī

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princess in Bengali: রাজকুমারী rajkumari
princess in Telugu: యువరాణి yuvarāṇi, ప్రిన్సెస్ prinses
princess in Malayalam: രാജകുമാരി rājakumāri
princess in Kannada: ಅರಸುಮಗಳು, ಕಿರಿಯರಸಿ, ರಾಜಕುಮಾರಿ, ದೊರೆಮಗಳು
princess in Punjabi: ਰਾਜਕੁਮਾਰੀ rājkumārī
princess in Gujarati: રાજકુમારી rājkumārī
princess in Odia: ରାଜକୁମାରୀ, ରାଜକନ୍ଯ଼ା
princess in Sinhala: කුමරිය kumariya
princess in Assamese: কুঁৱৰী kũwori
princess in Nepali: राजकुमारी rājakumārī
princess in Pashto: شازادګۍ šazādgǝ́y, شازادۍ šazādǝ́y, شاهزادګۍ šāhzādgǝ́y, شاهزۍ šāhzǝ́y
princess in Tagalog: lakambini, prinsesa, dayangdayang
princess in Arabic: أَمِيرَة ʔamīra
princess in Malay: puteri
princess in Indonesian: putri, puteri, ratu
princess in Persian: شاهدخت šâhdoxt
princess in Thai: เจ้าหญิง jâao-yǐng
princess in Vietnamese: công chúa, bà chúa, công nữ
princess in Myanmar: မင်းသမီး mang:sa.mi:

Examples of princess in a sentence

The princess is next in line to the throne after the prince.
The princess was sleeping fast, and her servants were fast asleep too.
Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a beautiful princess.

All 40 example sentences with princess

Forms of princess

plural	princesses
plural	Princesses
alternative form (archaic)	princesse

Plural of princess: princesses

Origin of princess

From Middle English princesse, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman princesse, Old French princesse. By surface analysis, prince + -ess.

Phrases with princess

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Questions about princess

What does princess mean?: Princess means a female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.
What is princess in Hindi?: Princess in Hindi is राजकुमारी (rājkumārī), शहज़ादी (śahzādī), राजकन्या (rājkanyā). See Princess meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is princess?: Princess can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce princess?: Princess is pronounced /pɹɪnˈsɛs/ (UK).
What is the plural of princess?: The plural of princess is princesses.

Words near princess in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: princess (page history and authors); Princess (page history and authors); princess (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); princess (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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