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fairy godmother

[ fair-ee god-muhth-er ]

noun

  1. a kindly sponsor or guardian; godmother.
  2. a fairy-tale character who uses magical powers to help a hero or heroine.


fairy godmother

noun

  1. a character in certain fairy stories who brings unexpected benefits to the hero or heroine
  2. any benefactress, esp an unknown one
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fairy godmother1

First recorded in 1710–20
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Idioms and Phrases

A generous benefactor, as in An anonymous fairy godmother donated the money for the new organ . This expression alludes to a stock character in fairy tales such as Cinderella , who gives unexpected and much needed assistance. [Late 1800s]
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Example Sentences

That was like if the fairy godmother went “ding,” when she touched my hair.

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Virtual Kim swans in every so often to dish out advice like a buxom fairy godmother.

The stories are also populated by fairy godmother characters who are old, rich, and wise.

There was one old lady who was the very Fairy Godmother of the stories.

Do you remember the place where I used to play fairy godmother, and wind the flowers into my hair?

Since the descent of the fairy-godmother upon the class a year ago, no miracle seemed impossible.

The Buckle had been Ronald's fairy godmother—yet his father did not blame him for abhorring and disowning it.

When she smiled, all the children agreed together afterwards, she looked more like a fairy godmother than ever.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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