Prince Charming

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Prince Charming

–noun

1.	(sometimes lowercase) a man who embodies a woman's romantic ideal.

2.	a man who avidly seeks the attention and affections of women; ladies' man.

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Origin:
1840–50; on the pattern of earlier King Charming, ult. trans. (with word order unchanged) of F Roi Charmant, the hero of a fairy tale by the Comtesse Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy (ca. 1650–1705)

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Prince Charming also prince charming
n.

A man who fulfills all the romantic expectations of a woman.
A man who ardently seeks the company and affection of women.

[After Prince Charming, hero of the fairy tale Cinderella.]

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Word Origin & History

Prince Charming

1850, from Fr. Roi Charmant, name of the hero of Comtesse d'Aulnoy's "L'Oiseau Bleu" (1697), adopted into native fairy tales including "Sleeping Beauty" and "Cinderella."

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