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Fairy

speaker

Meaning

Noun

The
of
;
, illusion.
A
, known in many
and
, although often
in
only as a small
with
, and
in some
of paganism.
In British English:
An
woman.
⚠️
In American English & Northern England English:
A
, especially one who is effeminate.
A
of two
of
in the
Heliothryx.
A
Chinese immortal.

Adj

Like a
;
,
, delicate.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

fairy
English
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fairie
Middle English (1100-1500)
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faerie
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
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