fairy godmother en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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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 Charming's fairy godmother.
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(broadly) Any generous benefactor.
"Yeah, well, just remember, Maureen, you're not her fairy godmother. You can't wave your magic wand and fix her fucked-up life."
2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.2, at p.53How lucky you are to have me for a friend! I am a fairy godmother to you!
2007, Choderlos de Laclos, translated by Helen Constantine, Dangerous Liaisons, Penguin, page 195:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fairy godmothers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| faerie godmother | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (38)
pt fada-madrinha (benevolent magical female) · fi hyvä haltiatar (generous benefactor) · ru фе́я-крёстная (benevolent magical female) · ru до́брая фе́я (benevolent magical female) · it madrina (generous benefactor) · de gute Fee (benevolent magical female) · es hada madrina (benevolent magical female) · cmn 恩人 (generous benefactor) · pl dobra wróżka (benevolent magical female) · ja 恩人 (generous benefactor) · cmn 救星 (generous benefactor) · de Wohltäter (generous benefactor) · ky фея (benevolent magical female) · hu jó tündér (benevolent magical female) · eo feina baptopatrino (benevolent magical female) · ja フェアリー・ゴッドマザー (benevolent magical female) · sv välgörare (generous benefactor) · it benefattrice (generous benefactor) · vi cứu tinh (generous benefactor) · it fata madrina (benevolent magical female) · it benefattore (generous benefactor) · nl weldoenster (generous benefactor) · sv god fe (benevolent magical female) · ru покрови́тельница (generous benefactor) · es benefactor (generous benefactor) · et haldjast ristiema (benevolent magical female) · fi hyvä haltiatar (benevolent magical female) · cs dobrá víla (benevolent magical female) · vi ân nhân (generous benefactor) · pt filantropo (generous benefactor) · nl goede fee (benevolent magical female) · fr fée marraine (benevolent magical female) · fr donateur (generous benefactor) · vi tiên đỡ đầu (benevolent magical female) · ca fada protectora (benevolent magical female) · hu jótevő (generous benefactor) · pt benfeitor (generous benefactor) · fr bonne fée (benevolent magical female)