fae

American  

[fey] / feɪ /

plural noun

1. a plural of fairy.

   the lands of the fae.

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noun

plural

faes

1. Also called faerie.  (in modern fantasy fiction) fairy.

   A werewolf would never strike out at a fae, unless the pack were attacked.

fae British  

/ feɪ /

preposition

1. a Scot word for from

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Usage

What does fae mean? Fae is a Scottish preposition that means "from."English is spoken differently in different places, and the Scottish dialect (called Scots) comes with some of its own words. Example: Mary asked James, “Whaur are ye fae?” meaning “Where are you from?”

Related Words

See fairy.

Etymology

Origin of fae

First recorded in 1350–1400; see origin at fay ¹ ( def. ); see also fairy ( def. )

Example Sentences

I loved watching the fae creatures of the Fantastikals frolic around, getting into mischief.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Zardoya’s yearning for a love lost crescendoes, and is most devastating, in the piano ballad “Back to You”; but it seems as though even her darkest, most melancholic moments are touched by the fae.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

Humans have pinned a load of sins on the fae, these creatures that nobody can see but everybody swears are to blame for … something.

From Salon • Aug. 29, 2019

The costumes and makeup are stunning, giving depth to the portrayals of the fae with touches like different styles of horns and the scarification that marks faerie priestesses and mystics.

From The Verge • Aug. 15, 2019

If they got a fae clerk, they’d be done for.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega