Cinderella

Cinderella definitions

• The main character in this story, a mistreated and impoverished girl. At a royal ball she meets a handsome prince who later identifies her by means of a dropped article, most commonly a slipper, and removes her from her poverty. 

• A popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward. 

• A female given name originating as a coinage.