English
Etymology
Middle English fairie, from Old French faerie, from fae, from Vulgar Latin F�ta, goddess of fate, from L. f�tum, fate
Noun
fairy (abstract noun)
- land of the fae, state of enchantment, associated with fays (as in fairy gold, fairy queen)
Noun
fairy (plural fairies)
- A mythical being, usually small, slim, often with gauzy wings
- <!--DefB-->(derogatory slang) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
Synonyms
<!--DefA-->(mythical being): faerie, faery, sprite
<!--DefB-->(male homosexual): fag (US), faggot (US), poof (UK), queen
Translations
trans-top|mythical being
Catalan: fada f
Croatian: t+|hr|vÃla|f
Czech: t-|cs|vÃla|f
Danish: t-|da|fe|c, t+|da|alf|c
Dutch: t+|nl|fee|f
Finnish: keiju, keijukainen (small with wings); haltija m, haltijatar f, (human-like)
French: t+|fr|fée|f
German: Fee#German|Fee f Elfe f
Greek: t+|el|νε�άιδα|f|sc=Grek (neráida)
Hungarian: t+|hu|tündér
Irish: t-|ga|bean sÃ|f|xs=Irish
Italian: t+|it|fata|f
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Japanese: �精 (����, y�sei)
Maltese: t-|mt|saħara|f|xs=Maltese
Portuguese: t+|pt|fada|f
Romanian: t-|ro|zân�|f
Russian: t+|ru|�е�|f|scCyrl, t-|ru|вол�ебни�а|f|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: sìthiche m, bean-shìdh f, sluagh sìdhe m
Serbian:
Slovak: t-|sk|vÃla|f
Spanish: t+|es|hada|f
Swedish: t+|sv|fe|c
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trans-top|(derogatory slang) male homosexual
Danish: bøsse
Czech: t-|cs|teplouš
Finnish: t+|fi|hintti
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French: t+|fr|tapette|f
Romanian: t-|ro|zân�|f
Russian: гомик, м�желоже�, �одоми�
Slovak: teploš
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trans-top|Translations to be categorised
ttbc|CJKV Characters: 佺
ttbc|Chinese: �� (shén xi�n)
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Derived terms
top3
airy-fairy
fairy bread
fairy circle
fairy cycle
fairy dust
fairy floss
fairy godmother
fairy lights
mid3
fairy lily
fairy primrose
fairy ring
fairy ring champignon
fairy shrimp
fairy story
fairy tale<!--noun-->
mid3
fairy thorn
fairy wren
fairyfloss
fairyland
fairy-tale, fairytale<!--adjective, as in "fairy-tale wedding"-->
tooth fairy
water fairy
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