flower fairy

Garden's tiny guardian

A flower fairy is a tiny winged sprite imagined to live among flowers and tend to them.

The concept was popularized by Cicely Mary Barker's early 20th-century illustrations, which paired fairies with specific plants.

The term evokes a whimsical, nostalgic vision of nature: She decorated the nursery with flower fairies.

Related

dewdrop · morning dew · blossom · enchanted · magical · whimsical · nectar · gossamer · woodland · tiny · flutter · pollen · meadow · sparkle · ethereal · delicate · rose · wand

Categories
Opposites
moral alignment/nature

flower fairydemon

Malevolent supernatural being

goblin · dark fairy · fiend · troll · ogre

elemental association

flower fairywill-o'-the-wisp

Misleading light over wetlands

cave dweller

size and power

flower fairygiant

Being of huge size

ogre · troll · titan · colossus · behemoth

Family

flower, fairy, flowers, flowered, flowering, flowery, flour, flourish, flourished

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