Cinderella vs Princess - What's the difference?
cinderella | princess |
A popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward.
The main character in this story, a mistreated and impoverished girl. At a royal ball she meets a handsome prince who later identifies her with a dropped article, most commonly a slipper, and removes her from her poverty.
(rare)
(by analogy) A mistreated and impoverished girl.
(attributive) Rising unexpectedly from obscurity to success, as a Cinderella team.
(attributive) Neglected and denied resources, as a Cinderella service.
(philately) A stamp or stamp-like label issued for purposes other than postal administration, not issued by a central government, or not listed in most general catalogues.
(rare, disparaging) A woman employed to clean, especially to remove ash from stoves and fireplaces.
A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter.
* 1872 , George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin
A woman or girl who excels in a given field or class.
* 1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , V.12:
The wife of a prince; the female ruler of a principality.
A young girl; used as a term of endearment.
(derogatory, chiefly, US) A young girl or woman considered vain, spoiled or selfish; a prima donna.
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.
As a noun cinderella
is .As a proper noun princess is
the title of a princess.cinderella
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)Derived terms
* Cinderellaesque * Cinderella storyNoun
(en noun)References
* L. N. and M. Williams, Cinderella Stamps , London, Heinemann, 1970External links
* *princess
English
(wikipedia princess)Noun
(es)- She did not cry long, however, for she was as brave as could be expected of a princess of her age.
- 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 [...].
- Princess''' Grace was the '''Princess of Monaco.
- You're a real princess .