ALL meanings of ugly duckling
ug·ly duck·ling
U u - noun ugly duckling sb ugly who becomes beautiful 1
- noun ugly duckling an unattractive or unpromising child who becomes a beautiful or much-admired adult. 1
- countable noun ugly duckling If you say that someone, especially a child, is an ugly duckling, you mean that they are unattractive or awkward now, but will probably develop into an attractive and successful person. 0
- noun ugly duckling a person or thing, initially ugly or unpromising, that changes into something beautiful or admirable 0
- noun ugly duckling a very plain child or unpromising thing that in time becomes or could become beautiful, admirable, important, etc. 0