Fairy

Tiny magical being

A fairy is a small magical being of folklore, typically depicted with wings and supernatural powers.

Fairies inhabit enchanted realms and feature in countless children's stories: fairy tales, fairy godmother, tooth fairy.

The word is also a derogatory term for a gay man, though this use has faded as more pointed slurs took its place.

Fairy lights are small decorative string lights.

tales

godmother

Female baptismal sponsor

  • wandThin ceremonial stick
  • spellArrange letters correctly
  • magicSupernatural or illusory power

curse · enchanted · princess · transformation · pumpkin · midnight · glass slipper · happily ever after · storybook · castle

mythology

sprite

Tiny magical creature

  • pixieTiny magical troublemaker
  • nymphNature spirit or larva
  • elfSmall magical creature

brownie · leprechaun · changeling · puck · folklore · enchantment · glamour · trickster · mischief · wish

wings

gossamer

Filmy, delicate material

flutter · delicate · translucent · shimmer · glitter · sparkle · hovering · flight · diaphanous · ethereal

garden

miniature

Reduced-scale representation

figurine · door · house · cottage · moss · fern · acorn · whimsical · tiny · decorative

teeth

tooth

Calcified jaw structure

  • pillowBedding for heads
  • coinStamped metal currency
  • moneyCurrency for transactions

childhood · tradition · exchange · reward · gold coin · baby tooth · ritual · belief · letter · visit

Categories
Opposites
mythical creature type

Fairyogre

Monstrous man-eating giant

troll · goblin · orc · demon · fiend

size and delicacy

Fairygiant

Being of huge size

ogre · titan · colossus · behemoth · cyclops

reality status

Fairyhuman

Homo sapiens individual

mortal · person · human being · flesh and blood · animal

Phrases
Family

fairies, fairyland, fairylike, fairytale

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G