cinderella
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Cinderella¹
- /ˌsɪndəˈɹɛlə/
Rhymes with -ɛlə
Where it comes from
From cinder + Italian -ella, as in little cinder girl. Compare French Cendrillon.
proper noun Cinderellas · cinderella
- 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. The girls look like Southern belles or Cinderellas. The prom’s theme is Cinderellian: “Until Midnight.” Little, clear slippers sit on the 30 cloth- and candle-covered tables on the tarp-covered gymnasium floor.
- A female given name originating as a coinage.
noun Cinderellas · cinderella
- A mistreated and impoverished girl.
- Something rising unexpectedly from obscurity to success, as a Cinderella team.
- Something neglected and denied resources, as a Cinderella service. Cinderella State
- A procedure or surgery to reshape the feet. For Dr. Sadrieh (who was wearing made-to-order Gucci brogues), foot surgery is a fusion of medicine and fairy tale. At his practice, you don’t have a bunionectomy; you have a Cinderella procedure.
- 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.
- A woman employed to clean, especially to remove ash from stoves and fireplaces.
cinderella²
Where it comes from
From cinder + -ella.
noun cinderellas
- Alternative letter-case form of Cinderella
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cousin, cindy, cinderella story, pinocchio, fairy story, cinderella dance, rapunzel, sleeping beauty, snow white, fairy opera, cinderella liberty, thumbelina, snow queen, fairybook, skazka, fairy
Translations
Every language
name fairy tale
| Español | Cenicienta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 신데렐라 Sinderella |
| 日本語 | シンデレラ Shinderera, 灰かぶり姫 Hai-kaburi-hime, 灰だらけ姫 Hai-darake-hime, 灰まみれ Hai-mamire |
| 中文 | 灰姑娘 Huīgūniang, 仙杜瑞拉 Xiāndùruìlā |
| हिन्दी | सिंड्रेला siṇḍrelā |
| Português | Cinderela |
| Français | Cendrillon |
| Deutsch | Aschenputtel, Aschenbrödel |
| Italiano | Cenerentola |
| Ελληνικά | Σταχτοπούτα Stachtopoúta |
| Română | Cenușăreasa |
| Русский | Зо́лушка Zóluška |
| Tiếng Việt | Cô bé Lọ Lem |
| العربية | سِنْدِرِيلَا sindirīlā |
| עברית | סינדרלה sinderela, לכלוכית likhlukhit |
name main character in this fairy tale
| Español | Cenicienta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 신데렐라 Sinderella |
| 日本語 | シンデレラ Shinderera |
| 中文 | 灰姑娘 Huīgūniang, 仙杜瑞拉 Xiāndùruìlā |
| हिन्दी | सिंडिरेल्ला siṇḍirellā, सिंड्रेला siṇḍrelā |
| Kiswahili | Bibi Majivu |
| Português | Cinderela |
| Français | Cendrillon |
| Deutsch | Aschenbrödel, Aschenputtel |
| Italiano | Cenerentola |
| Ελληνικά | Σταχτοπούτα Stachtopoúta |
| Română | Cenușăreasa |
| Русский | Зо́лушка Zóluška |
| Tiếng Việt | Lọ Lem |
| العربية | سِنْدِرِيلَا sindirīlā |
| עברית | סינדרלה sinderela, לכלוכית likhlukhit |
Talk about this word "cinderella." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cinderella. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cinderella. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cinderella "cinderella." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cinderella.Cite this
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