Cinderella

noun6

1. •
   [before a noun] Something neglected and denied resources, as a Cinderella service.

   • The Cinderella of the present trio is the Freshwater, which is laid up in the winter months, when one or other of her ugly sisters is sufficient to cope with the service. — 1956
2. •
   (figurative) A mistreated and impoverished girl.
3. •
   [before a noun] Something rising unexpectedly from obscurity to success, as a Cinderella team.
4. •
   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.
5. •
   [before a noun] (informal) A procedure or surgery to reshape the feet.

   • For Dr. Sadrieh (who was wearing made-to-order Gucci brogues), foot surgery is a fusion of medicine and fairy tale. At his practice, you don’t have a bunionectomy; you have a Cinderella procedure. — 2014
6. •
   (offensive, rare) A woman employed to clean, especially to remove ash from stoves and fireplaces.