An ugly or unpromising child who grows into a beautiful or worthy person.

Roget 948: good man, honest man, worthy.    good woman, perfect lady, Madonna.    model, paragon etc. (perfection) 650; good example; hero, heroine, demigod, seraph, angel; innocent etc. 946; saint etc. (piety) 987; benefactor etc. 912; philanthropist etc. 910; Aristides^†; noble liver^†, pattern.    brick [Slang], trump [Slang], gem, jewel, good fellow, prince, diamond in the rough, rough diamond, ugly duckling^†.    salt of the earth; one in ten thousand; one in a million; a gentleman and a scholar; pillar of society, pillar of the community, a man among men.    ... show more

Polish: brzydkie kaczątko