Fairy - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈferɪ|  American pronunciation of the word fairy
Brit.  |ˈfeərɪ|  British pronunciation of the word fairy

noun

- a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers (syn: faerie, faery, fay, sprite)
- offensive term for a homosexual man (syn: fag, faggot, fagot, nance, pansy, poof, queen, queer)

Extra examples

...fairies are part of the folklore of many countries and cultures...

...knights are celebrated in fairy tales for rescuing damsels in distress...

...in fairy tales stepmothers are often portrayed as harpies who make the lives of their stepchildren miserable...

...she bought the book of fairy tales for the beautiful engravings of nymphs and fairies featured between the stories...

Everything he told us about his happy marriage was just a fairy tale.

...fairy tales that typically portray stepmothers as viragoes...

Word forms

noun
singular: fairy
plural: fairies
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