fairy godmother

noun

: a generous friend or benefactor

Examples of fairy godmother in a Sentence

when it came time for the girl to go to college, Aunt Edna once again proved to be a reliable fairy godmother
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That’s the throughline that will let Kalema continue his journey, not the fairy godmother. Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2025 Burnett, functioning as a sort of fairy godmother from comedy history, runs into her there and offers a pep talk. Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025 And with that, the modern Cinderella story continues—proving that sometimes, magic is less about fairy godmothers and more about persistence, pivots, and the courage to start building your own AI Agent. Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 The relationships of House of McQueen’s hero to his mother (Emily Skinner) and his early disciple, patron, and confidante, the great fashion-world fairy godmother Isabella Blow (Catherine LeFrere), are sketched with similar thinness. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fairy godmother

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fairy godmother was in 1839

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“Fairy godmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fairy%20godmother. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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