Definitions | ugly duckling |
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- 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: - French: vilain petit canard
- Italian: brutto anatroccolo
- Spanish: patito feo
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