A homely or unpromising individual who grows into an attractive or talented person.
Examples:
- She was the family ugly duckling but blossomed in her twenties.
Origin: From Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale; used figuratively by 1871
A homely or unpromising individual who grows into an attractive or talented person.
Examples:
Origin: From Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale; used figuratively by 1871