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. 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 See All Example Sentences for Sleeping Beauty

Word History

First Known Use

1729, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Sleeping Beauty was in 1729

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“Sleeping Beauty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sleeping%20Beauty. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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