good fairy

Kindly magical helper

A good fairy is a benevolent magical being in folklore and fairy tales who helps protagonists, grants wishes, or provides protection—contrasted with wicked fairies or witches.

The term extends to any helpful person who appears at an opportune moment: Some good fairy had left coffee on my desk.

Fairy godmothers are the archetypal good fairies.

Related

wish · sparkle · magic · enchantment · sprite · guardian · benevolent · granting · pixie · glitter · kindness · tale · happily ever after · christening · gift · protection · shimmer · spell

Categories
Opposites
moral alignment in fairy tale/fantasy beings

good fairyevil fairy

Malicious supernatural trickster

bad fairy · dark fairy · evil witch · maleficent · Maleficent

role in narrative outcomes

good fairydoom-bringer

Cause of catastrophic end

bane · tormentor

protective vs. threatening supernatural beings

good fairydemon

Malevolent supernatural being

monster · bogeyman · ogre · goblin · imp

Family

good, fairy, goodly, goodness, goods, fairies, fairyland, faerie, fay

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G