A Quick and Simple Dictionary

Cinderella

1. Proper noun.  A popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward, of which there were hundreds of versions before modern times.
2. Proper noun.  The main character in this story, a mistreated and impoverished girl. At a royal ball she meets a handsome prince who later identifies her with a dropped article, most commonly a slipper, and removes her from her poverty.
3. Proper noun.  (rare) (given name, female) .
4. Noun.  (context, by analogy) A mistreated and impoverished girl.
5. Noun.  (attributive) Rising unexpectedly from obscurity to success, as a Cinderella team.
6. Noun.  (attributive) Neglected and denied resources, as a Cinderella service.
7. Noun.  (philately) A stamp or stamp-like label issued for purposes other than postal administration, not issued by a central government, or not listed in most general catalogues.
8. Noun.  (rare, disparaging) A woman employed to clean, especially to remove ash from stoves and fireplaces.
9. Noun.  (alternative form of, Cinderella) .
10. Noun.  A small piece of printed paper resembling a postage stamp, but without any postal value. .