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fairy

8 entries found.
  1. fairy (noun)
  2. fairy godmother (noun)
  3. fairy ring (noun)
  4. fairy shrimp (noun)
  5. fairy tale (noun)
  6. fairy-tale (adjective)
  7. airy-fairy (adjective)
  8. tooth fairy (noun)

Main Entry: fairy
Pronunciation: \ˈfer-ē\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural fair·ies
Etymology: Middle English fairie fairyland, enchantment, from Anglo-French faerie, from fee fairy, from Latin Fata, goddess of fate, from fatum fate
Date: 14th century

1 : a mythical being of folklore and romance usually having diminutive human form and magic powers
2 usually disparaging : a male homosexual

— fairy adjective

— fairy·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective


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