- tooth fairy
- noun Date: 1962 a fairy believed by children to leave money while they sleep in exchange for a tooth that has come out
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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tooth fairy — n. Folklore a fairy who puts money under a child s pillow in exchange for a fallen out tooth placed there by the child … English World dictionary
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Tooth fairy — For other uses, see Tooth Fairy (disambiguation). The tooth fairy is the concept of a fairy which gives a child a gift in exchange for a tooth that has come out. A child typically leaves the tooth under their pillow for the fairy to take while… … Wikipedia
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Tooth Fairy — When a child loses one of its milk *teeth, this is put in a safe place (usually under the child s pillow, but sometimes in an egg cup or under a carpet), and the child is told that *fairies will take it in the night, and leave a coin instead… … A Dictionary of English folklore
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Tooth Fairy (disambiguation) — Tooth Fairy may refer to:* The Tooth Fairy, the concept of a mythical creature who gives out money in exchange for teeth * Tooth Fairy (film) , a 2004 short film * Tooth Fairy, Where Are You? , a 25 minute, made for TV animated short * The Tooth… … Wikipedia
tooth fairy, the — tooth ,fairy, the noun an imaginary person who takes away a tooth that a child puts under their PILLOW at night, and leaves them some money in its place … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
