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fairy tale

noun

Simple Definition of fairy tale

  • : a simple children's story about magical creatures

  • : a false story that is meant to trick people

Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary

Full Definition of fairy tale

  1. 1 a :  a story (as for children) involving fantastic forces and beings (as fairies, wizards, and goblins) —called also fairy story b :  a story in which improbable events lead to a happy ending

  2. 2 :  a made-up story usually designed to mislead

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Examples of fairy tale in a sentence

  1. the fairy tale about the sleeping princess

  2. Everything he told us about his happy marriage was just a fairy tale.



1749

First Known Use of fairy tale

1749

fairy tale Synonyms

Synonyms
fable, fabrication, lie
Antonyms
truth

FAIRY TALE Defined for Kids

fairy tale

noun

Definition of fairy tale for Students

  1. :  a simple children's story about magical creatures



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