Complete Definition of "fairy godmother"

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Noun
en-noun|sg=fairy godmother

  1. context|fairy tales In some fairy tales, a benevolent magical female creature who champions the cause of the protagonist offers him or her magical assistance.

#: I thought it was clever the director cast the same woman to play both the Wicked Witch and Prince Charming's fairy godmother.

  1. context|by extension Any generous benefactor.

#*2007, Choderlos de Laclos, Dangerous Liaisons, tr. Helen Constantine, Penguin 2007, p. 195:
#*:How lucky you are to have me for a friend! I am a fairy godmother to you!

Synonyms
fairy godfather

Translations
Russian: пок�ови�ел�, пок�ови�ел�ни�а

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