"Cinderella complex" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Cinderella complex.wav Forms: Cinderella complexes [plural]
Etymology: From the title of a 1981 book by Colette Dowling, The Cinderella Complex: Women's Hidden Fear of Independence; named after the girl from the fairy-tale Cinderella, who is rescued from her life of poverty and mistreatment by a prince. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Cinderella complex (plural Cinderella complexes)
  1. The situation where a woman has an unconscious desire to be taken care of by others, and thus requires help from some outside force, usually a man. Wikipedia link: Cinderella complex, Colette Dowling Categories (topical): Feminism
    Sense id: en-Cinderella_complex-en-noun-YPZy4~eK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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