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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That led to 2014’s Maleficent, starring Angelina Jolie as the eponymous villain from Sleeping Beauty.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Disneyland hosted a one-of-a-kind concert on Tuesday, Aug. 26 in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle in honor of Disney’s World Princess Week just before the Anaheim theme park closed for the night.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2025
Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty aren’t the only ones looking for a prince.
—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
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Disneyland hosted a one-of-a-kind concert on Tuesday, Aug. 26 in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle in honor of Disney’s World Princess Week just before the Anaheim theme park closed for the night.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2025
Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty aren’t the only ones looking for a prince.
—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
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“Sleeping Beauty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sleeping%20Beauty. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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