Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cinderella

2 senses of cinderella

Sense 1
Cinderella -- (a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition)
       => woman, adult female -- (an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted")

Sense 2
Cinderella -- (a fictional young girl who is saved from her stepmother and stepsisters by her fairy godmother and a handsome prince)
       INSTANCE OF=> fictional character, fictitious character, character -- (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel")