Sleeping Beauty
noun
: a princess of a fairy tale who is wakened from an enchanted sleep by the kiss of a prince
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Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty aren’t the only ones looking for a prince.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
Briar Rose is the name of Sleeping Beauty in the Brothers Grimm version of the folktale, and in the Disney version, the character Aurora is referred to as Briar Rose as a child.
—Lia Beck, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
At Disneyland Park, more than 80,000 lights will once again cloak Sleeping Beauty Castle in twinkling icicles.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Neuschwanstein Castle, perched high in the Alps, is arguably the most famous of the foursome—it is credited with inspiring Disney’s Sleeping Beauty castle.
—AFAR Media, 21 July 2025
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
Briar Rose is the name of Sleeping Beauty in the Brothers Grimm version of the folktale, and in the Disney version, the character Aurora is referred to as Briar Rose as a child.
—Lia Beck, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
At Disneyland Park, more than 80,000 lights will once again cloak Sleeping Beauty Castle in twinkling icicles.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Neuschwanstein Castle, perched high in the Alps, is arguably the most famous of the foursome—it is credited with inspiring Disney’s Sleeping Beauty castle.
—AFAR Media, 21 July 2025
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“Sleeping Beauty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sleeping%20Beauty. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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