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Ugly duckling

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English

Noun

A young person who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful as they mature

- from the folk/fairy tale of a duckling considered ugly, but which in fact matures into a magnificent swan, far more beautiful than the ducks.

Translations

Catalan: aneguet lleig m
Slovak: škaredé kačiatko n
Spanish: patito feo m

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The noun "ugly duckling" has one sense:

ugly duckling

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