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/ˌsɪndɝˈɛɫə/
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NOUN
- a fictional young girl who is saved from her stepmother and stepsisters by her fairy godmother and a handsome prince
- a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
How To Use Cinderella In A Sentence
- Calne Players will be bringing all the fun and laughter of a pantomime to the town next week with their performance of Cinderella.
- The fruit of the winter of 1883 and 1884, included also the too-popular "Nathalie" dances, (where, for once, Ivan over-melodized); the "Cinderella" ballet; and his symphonic poem "Dream of Italy. The Genius
- Throughout the 1920s and the early 1930s, Fighter Command (as it eventually came to be called) was the Cinderella of the Air Ministry. 'With Wings Like Eagles'
- CINDERELLA EATS RICE AND BEANS is a contemporary, Latin-American Cinderella musical that delightfully turns the classic fairy tale on its head, telling the story from both Cinderella and her stepsisters 'perspectives. BroadwayWorld.com Atlanta Stories
- Plus the carriage, which makes Cinderella's looks like a dustcart. TV review: Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
- Cinderella told her father that she's looking forward to seeing both her stepsisters.
- Wood made other major research contributions to gynaecology, previously the Cinderella of medical research, adding to knowledge of uterine contractibility, the psychological effects of hysterectomy, and the corpus luteum's role in ovulation and pregnancy. The Guardian World News
- For years radio has been the Cinderella of the media world.
- This chick lit Cinderella caper is a fun tale especially when the lead character seeks advice from her friend and pros like a hooker instead of a guidebook like THE HOPELESS ROMANTIC’S HANDBOOK. The Importance of Being Married-Gemma Townley « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews
- Cinderella's famous slipper was made of "vair," which, through a misapprehension in being translated Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance