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Definition of
fairy noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
fairy
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈfɛri
/
/
(
pl.
fairies
)
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(in stories) a creature like a small person, who has magic powers
a
good/wicked fairy
see
tooth fairy
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fairy
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