CINDERELLA


Meaning of CINDERELLA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsin-də-ˈre-lə ]

noun

Etymology: after Cinderella, fairy-tale heroine who is used as a drudge by her stepmother but ends up married to a prince

Date: 1840

: one resembling the fairy-tale Cinderella: as

a. : one suffering undeserved neglect

b. : one suddenly lifted from obscurity to honor or significance

• Cinderella adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.