- fairy godmother
- noun Date: 1839 a generous friend or benefactor
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fairy godmother
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fairy godmother — ► NOUN ▪ a female character in fairy stories who brings unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine … English terms dictionary
fairy godmother — n 1.) a woman with magic powers who saves someone from trouble, in a story 2.) someone who helps people when they are in trouble … Dictionary of contemporary English
fairy godmother — noun count a woman in traditional children s stories who has magic powers and helps people a. a woman who likes helping people … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Fairy godmother — In fairy tales, a fairy godmother is a fairy with magical powers who acts as a mentor or parent to someone, in the role that an actual godparent was expected to play in many societies. In Perrault s Cinderella , he concludes the tale with the… … Wikipedia
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 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 godmother — {n.} 1. A fairy believed to help and take care of a baby as it grows up. 2. A person who helps and does much for another. * /The rich man played fairy godmother to the boys and had a baseball field made for them./ * /Jane was a fairy godmother to … Dictionary of American idioms
fairy godmother — {n.} 1. A fairy believed to help and take care of a baby as it grows up. 2. A person who helps and does much for another. * /The rich man played fairy godmother to the boys and had a baseball field made for them./ * /Jane was a fairy godmother to … Dictionary of American idioms
fairy\ godmother — noun 1. A fairy believed to help and take care of a baby as it grows up. 2. A person who helps and does much for another. The rich man played fairy godmother to the boys and had a baseball field made for them. Jane was a fairy godmother to her… … Словарь американских идиом
fairy godmother — someone who helps you solve your problems. These children, sent to school without lunch or lunch money and sometimes without shoes, were in need of a fairy godmother. If a fairy godmother offered most editors a single wish, it would probably be… … New idioms dictionary
fairy godmother — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fairy godmother : singular fairy godmother plural fairy godmothers a) a woman in traditional children s stories who has magic powers and helps people b) a woman who likes helping people … English dictionary
