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# fairy

noun (fairy, fairies); adjective (fairy)

«fairy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A fairy is a tiny magic person with wings in stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairy/#m1)
2. Fairy lights are small electric lights on a string, used for decoration. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairy/#m2)
3. A fairy tale is a magic story for children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairy/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths: a character in a story; fairies, their wings or wishes may be counted; «each fairy has 2 wings» is a rate, so multiply. In stories: the tooth fairy, a fairy godmother, fairy tales like Cinderella. Everyday life: fairy lights at parties and holidays. Phrases: fairy tale, tooth fairy, fairy godmother, fairy lights, fairy cake (a small cake, UK).

### Examples

- There are 7 fairies in the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairy/#x1)
- Each fairy has 2 wings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairy/#x2)
- The fairy gave 3 wishes to each child. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairy/#x3)
- How many wings do 5 fairies have? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairy/#x4)
- The tooth fairy left a coin under my pillow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairy/#x5)
- Cinderella's fairy godmother turned a pumpkin into a coach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairy/#x6)
- We hung fairy lights around the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairy/#x7)
- We baked fairy cakes for the school fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairy/#x8)
- The Fairy then said to Cinderilla: [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairy/#x9)

### Note

Plural «fairies». Fairies are not real; they live in stories. A story character to count; «each fairy has 2 wings» is a rate, so multiply. No clue by itself.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fairy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fairy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fairy.html) on Mova free.