Dictionary Entry
fairy
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/FAIR-ee/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyEmerging (0)A tiny, magical being from stories, often with wings and powers to help or trick people.
In a Sentence
“The children left a dish of milk outside for the fairy who they believed cleaned their room each night.”
Origin
Middle English faierie, from Old French faerie "land of the fays."
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