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Definition ugly duckling in British English

ugly duckling noun

[countable] noun

From a children’s story by Hans Christian Andersen, in which a young swan is unhappy because it thinks it is a duck but doesn’t look like the other ducks. However, it later grows up and realizes it is a beautiful swan.

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someone who people think will never be attractive or successful but who becomes very attractive or successful as they get older

Synonyms and related words
nerd hag dag
Definition ugly duckling in British English