princesses

Noun

princess (plural princesses)

1. 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
2. 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
3. (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
4. The wife of a prince; the female ruler of a principality.
   • Princess Grace was the Princess of Monaco.
5. A young girl; used as a term of endearment.
6. (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!!**

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