Prince Charming

noun

: a suitor who fulfills the dreams of his beloved

also : a man of often specious charm toward women

Examples of Prince Charming in a Sentence

She was still waiting to meet her Prince Charming.

He's no Prince Charming, but he's okay.

Recent Examples on the Web

Swift also takes a moment in the joyous track to share some sage relationship advice with listeners still waiting for their own Prince Charming to save them from the fate of Ophelia. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026

Jon Cypher, who portrayed Prince Charming opposite Julie Andrews in the first live TV production of Cinderella and Chief of Police Fletcher Daniels on all seven seasons of Hill Street Blues, has died. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026

But who is the Prince Charming waiting for Lizzie’s Cinderella on the other side of her escape? — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026

This is the fourth installment, with Red (daughter of the Queen of Hearts) and Chloe Charming (daughter of Cinderella and Prince Charming) coming to terms with the consequences of meddling with the timeline in the last movie. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Prince Charming, hero of the fairy tale Cinderella by Charles Perrault

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Prince Charming

• alarming
• disarming
• arming
• farming
• harming