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Snow White

name
/snəʊ waɪt/UK/snoʊ(h)waɪt/US

Etymology

Calque of German Schneewittchen (literally “white as snow”).

  1. derived from Schneewittchen — “white as snow”

Definitions

  1. A fairy tale, the best-known version of Schneewittchen collected by the Brothers Grimm,…

    A fairy tale, the best-known version of Schneewittchen collected by the Brothers Grimm, in which a beautiful young girl is targeted by a jealous queen and tended by dwarfs.

  2. The main character in that story.

    • The discovery of male Cinderellas and Snow Whites in modern Turkish folklore invites further meditations and investigations.
    • There is no shortage of little girls dressed as Sleeping Beauties, Snow Whites, Cinderellas, or even any of the princess “rebels” such as Ariel (who gave up her voice for a man) or Belle (who endured captivity as a pathway to love).

  3. A fictional character in the fairy tale Snow-White and Rose-Red, from Schneeweißchen und…

    A fictional character in the fairy tale Snow-White and Rose-Red, from Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot collected by the Brothers Grimm.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Alternative form of snow-white.

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