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Definition of Fairy godmother

1. Noun. A generous benefactor.

2. Noun. A female character in some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine.

Definition of Fairy godmother

1. Noun. In certain fairy tales, a fictional benevolent woman with magical powers who uses them to help the cause of the protagonist. ¹

2. Noun. (context: by extension) Any generous benefactor. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fairy Godmother

fairy-tale fairy-wren fairy-wrens fairy armadillo fairy bell fairy bluebird fairy bread fairy cake fairy chess fairy circle

fairy cup fairy dust fairy floss fairy fort fairy forts fairy godmother (current term) fairy godmothers fairy lantern fairy light fairy penguin

fairy penguins fairy primrose fairy ring fairy rings fairy shrimp fairy snuff fairy story fairy swallow fairy tale fairy tales

Literary usage of Fairy godmother

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Dr. Scott; but her first independent work was The fairy godmother and other Tales, which appeared in 1851. This was followed in 1855 by the first of five ..."

2. On the frontier: reminiscences of wild sports, personal adventures, and by J. S. Campion (1878)
"... Party determines to divide —A Substitute for Starvation—Adieu—Nip and Tug " strike a Lead "— Wild-eat as Food—A fairy godmother—Go after her with a ..."

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