Fairy Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
- fairy (noun)
- fairy cake (noun)
- fairy godmother (noun)
- fairy tale (noun)
- airy–fairy (adjective)
- tooth fairy (noun)
fairy
noun
plural
fairies
fairy
/ˈferi/
noun
plural
fairies
Britannica Dictionary definition of FAIRY
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1
in stories
:
a creature that looks like a very small human being, has magic powers, and sometimes has wings
- a good fairy
- a fairy princess
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— see also tooth fairy
2
slang, offensive
:
a gay man
— fairylike
adjective