cinderella
see also: Cinderella
Noun
Cinderella
Pronunciation
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see also: Cinderella
Noun
cinderella (plural cinderellas)
- Alternative form of Cinderella
Cinderella
Pronunciation
- A popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward.
- The main character in this story, a mistreated and impoverished girl. At a royal ball she meets a handsome prince who later identifies her by means of a dropped article, most commonly a slipper, and removes her from her poverty.
- (rare) A female given name.
- French: Cendrillon
- German: Aschenputtel
- Italian: Cenerentola
- Portuguese: Cinderela
- Russian: Зо́лушка
- Spanish: Cenicienta
- French: Cendrillon
- German: Aschenbrödel, Aschenputtel
- Italian: Cenerentola
- Portuguese: Cinderela
- Russian: Зо́лушка
- Spanish: Cenicienta
cinderella (plural cinderellas)
- (by analogy) A mistreated and impoverished girl.
- (attributive) Something rising unexpectedly from obscurity to success, as a Cinderella team.
- (attributive) Something neglected and denied resources, as a Cinderella service.
- (philately) A stamp or stamp-like label issued for purposes other than postal administration, not issued by a central government, or not listed in most general catalogues.
- (rare, disparaging) A woman employed to clean, especially to remove ash from stoves and fireplaces.
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