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ugly duckling
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ugly duckling
n.
One that is considered ugly or unpromising at first but has the potential of becoming beautiful or admirable in maturity.
[After The Ugly Duckling, a story by Hans Christian Andersen.]
ugly duckling
n
a person or thing, initially ugly or unpromising, that changes into something beautiful or admirable
[an allusion to The Ugly Duckling, a story by Hans Christian Andersen]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ugly duckling - an ugly or unpromising child who grows into a beautiful or worthy personugly duckling - an ugly or unpromising child who grows into a beautiful or worthy person
unusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual
Translations
ugly duckling
n (fig) → hässliches Entlein
ugly duckling n → brutto anatroccolo
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Byline: JAMES SCOTT THESE are the pictures that will give hope to all ugly ducklings.
TOO UGLY TO GET A BOY? by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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