Meaning of Cinderella in English

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Noun
Cinderella
Etymology
from cinder + the diminutive suffix -ella, on the pattern of French Cendrillon, from cendre‘cinders’
Definitions
1. a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
2. a fictional young girl who is saved from her stepmother and stepsisters by her fairy godmother and a handsome prince

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