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fairy godfather
[ fair-ee god-fah-ther ]
noun
- a kindly sponsor or guardian; godfather.
- a fairy-tale character who uses magical powers to help a hero or heroine.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fairy godfather1
First recorded in 1845–50
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Example Sentences
What was important was that he played the fairy godfather to her degraded present.
From The Daily Beast
But not until this summer had he developed into their chief mentor, and fairy godfather.
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Radmore was now looked upon as a fairy godfather might have been.
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It was the voice of the old gentleman, but how had he learned that she sometimes called him the "fairy godfather?"
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Irma thought it quite the natural thing for the fairy godfather to disappear in this sudden fashion.
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I'd be more eager to eat if I knew the name of the fairy godfather.
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