Complete Definition of "ugly duckling"

English

Noun
en-noun|sg=ugly duckling

  1. 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

Bulgarian: г�озно де�е n
Catalan: aneguet lleig m
Finnish: ruma ankanpoikanen
French: vilain petit canard m
Italian: brutto anatroccolo m
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Macedonian: г�до па��е n
Polish: brzydkie kacz�tko n
Russian: гадкий ���нок
Slovak: škaredé ka�iatko n
Spanish: patito feo m

See also
The Ugly Duckling

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