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fairy godfather

fairy godfather is the male equivalent of fairy godmother.

Meaning of fairy godmother

Noun

fairy godmother (plural fairy godmothers)

  1. 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.
  2. (broadly) Any generous benefactor.
    • How 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 of fairy godfather

pluralfairy godfathers

Origin of fairy godfather

By analogy with fairy godmother.

Questions about fairy godfather

What is fairy godfather the male equivalent of?
Fairy godfather is the male equivalent of fairy godmother.

Words near fairy godfather in the dictionary

  1. fairy forts
  2. fairy garden
  3. fairy gardens
  4. fairy gerygone
  5. fairy gerygones
  6. fairy godfather
  7. fairy godfathers
  8. fairy godmother
  9. fairy godmothers
  10. fairy godparent
  11. fairy godparents

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