I was a good little girl and the piano fairy brought me a brand new Steinway.
Dictionary of american slang with examples. .
the\ *noun*\ fairy — Mythical being that is responsible for the delivery of an object which is obviously too ludicrous to have been delivered by said being. In reference to the tooth fairy. I was a good little girl and the piano fairy brought me a brand new Steinway … Dictionary of american slang
(the) tooth fairy — the tooth fairy UK US noun an imaginary person who takes away a tooth that a child puts under their pillow at night and leaves them some money instead Thesaurus: characters in storieshyponym … Useful english dictionary
the tooth fairy — UK / US noun an imaginary person who takes away a tooth that a child puts under their pillow at night and leaves them some money instead … English dictionary
fairy-wren — /ˈfɛəri rɛn/ (say fairree ren) noun any of various Australian wrens of the genus Malurus, as the variegated fairy wren, M. lamberti, the purple crowned fairy wren, M. coronatus, and the red backed fairy wren, M. melanocephalus, found throughout… …
fairy godmother — noun 1. a generous benefactor • Hypernyms: ↑benefactor, ↑helper 2. a female character in some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine • Hypernyms: ↑fairy, ↑faery, ↑faerie, ↑fay, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fairy gold — noun or fairy money 1. : money held to be given by fairies but turned into rubbish when put to use 2. : wealth or prosperity that may vanish as swiftly as it is acquired : precarious or illusory wealth was to have been, according to those who… … Useful english dictionary
The Golden Cockerel — ( ru. Золотой Петушок, Zolotoy Petushok ) is an opera in three acts (with short prologue and even shorter epilogue) by Nikolay Rimsky Korsakov. The libretto was written by Vladimir Belsky and is based on Alexander Pushkin s 1834 poem The Tale of… … Wikipedia
fairy godmother — noun a) In certain fairy tales, a fictional benevolent woman with magical powers who uses them to help the cause of the protagonist. I thought it was clever the director cast the same woman to play both the Wicked Witch and Prince Charmings fairy … Wiktionary
fairy lantern — noun any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg shaped flowers • Syn: ↑globe lily • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑white globe lily, ↑white fairy lantern, ↑Calochortus … Useful english dictionary
fairy circle — noun a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium • Syn: ↑fairy ring • Hypernyms: ↑ring, ↑halo, ↑annulus, ↑doughnut, ↑anchor ring * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
