English Explanatory Dictionary

Cinderella effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The alleged higher incidence of child abuse and mistreatment by stepparents than by biological parents.

Word forms

Cinderella effect

Etymology

Named after the mistreated girl from the fairy-tale Cinderella.

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