princess

Meaning

1. A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.
2. A woman or girl who excels in a given field or class.
3. (archaic) A female ruler or monarch; a queen.
4. The wife of a prince; the female ruler of a principality.
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.
7. A tinted crystal marble used in children's games.
8. A type of court card in the Tarot pack, coming between the 10 and the prince (Jack).
9. A female lemur.
10. A Bulgarian open-faced baked sandwich prepared with ground meat.
11. A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the bishop and the knight.

Synonyms

queen

👸

prince

🤴

tsarevna

monarch

Her Royal Highness

empress

gal

lady

mistress

royal princess

czarina

consort

czarevna

young girl

angel

👼

dauphiness

Her Majesty

daughter of the king

imperatrix

noble lady

daughter

duchess

Translations

princesse

👸

Prinzessin

👸

princesa

👸

principessa

👸

prinses

👸

princesa

👸

prenses

👸

infanta

👸

princesa

👸

Fürstin

👸

πριγκίπισσα

koningsdochter

princessa

dotmîr

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹɪnˈsɛs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: princesse

In summary

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