Synonyms:
Cinderella
Meaning: a fictional young girl who is saved from her stepmother and stepsisters by her fairy godmother and a handsome prince
Synonyms:
Cinderella
Meaning: a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
Usage examples
Lady Bellair was of childlike stature, and quite erect, though ninety years of age; the tasteful simplicity of her costume, her little plain white silk bonnet, her grey silk dress, her apron, her grey mittens, and her Cinderella shoes, all admirably contrasted with the vast and flaunting splendour of her companion, not less than her ladyship's small yet exquisitely proportioned form, her highly-finished extremities, and her keen sarcastic grey eye.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Jim Henson, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Kerry Ellis, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hamlet, License CC BY-SA 4.0