princess
part of speech
noun (a princess, princesses)
meaning for a pupil
1) The daughter or granddaughter of a king or queen. tree →
2) The wife of a prince. tree →
3) In fairy tales, a royal girl or young woman, often the heroine. tree →
4) (informal, sometimes teasing) A girl or woman who is treated as very special or acts spoiled: «Don't be such a princess.» tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Tanakh a princess is a noble woman of a royal court or a leading woman among the nations. Jerusalem is called a "princess among the provinces" when she is shown as once honored. Interpretation: Lamentations uses the word to show how far Jerusalem has fallen from her old greatness. The tradition reads her sorrow as the grief of the people of Israel in exile. In the primary lessons: In stories princesses appear in fairy tales (Snow White, Cinderella, the Princess and the Pea), sometimes waiting to be rescued, often today rescuing others. In real life the UK and other countries have royal princesses. Phrases: «fairy-tale princess», «Princess Royal», «princess and the pea», «spoiled princess».
examples
- The wisest of her princesses answer her, yea, she returneth answer to herself: (Prophets JDG.5.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- She that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary! (Writings LAM.1.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. (Prophets 1KI.11.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- The princess lived in a tall castle. tree →
- In this story the princess saves the prince from the dragon. tree →
- Princess Anne is the king's sister. tree →
- My little sister dressed up as a princess for the party. tree →
- «You're my little princess,» said Dad. tree →
- «Don't be such a princess, you can carry your own bag!» tree →
- And so he won the Princess. tree →
note
Plural princesses (add -es). Capital P before a name: Princess Diana. Male: prince. The teasing sense can be unkind.
In the corpora
- The wisest of her princesses answer her, yea, she returneth answer to herself:
- And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
- She that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
- In March 2024 photo agencies withdrew a Mother's Day family photo because it had been edited, and the Princess apologised.
- A girl told a classmate she couldn't be the princess because of her skin colour — something she had heard somewhere and copied.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «princess» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.