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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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In the 1997 film, Whitney Houston played the fairy godmother.
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Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2023
Cinderella’s new fairy godmother.
—Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 3 Sep. 2021
At the camp-themed 2019 Met Gala, Roach styled Zendaya as Cinderella and appeared himself as her fairy godmother, her dress lighting up with a few waves of his hand.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
Lizzo is truly the fairy godmother of TikTok.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Nov. 2022
There isn’t a fairy godmother.
—Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2022
So while there really isn’t a quick fix to getting rid of acne, consider a dermatologist to be your skincare fairy godmother who’s got the magic powers to clear up your acne faster than you ever could on your own.
—Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 27 Dec. 2021
And then…like a magical apparition, or a fairy godmother, there was Ms. Erykah Badu herself.
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2023
These pieces feel like your preppy fairy godmother telling you just how to find empowerment through good clothes.
—Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Feb. 2023
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Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2023
Cinderella’s new fairy godmother.
—Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 3 Sep. 2021
At the camp-themed 2019 Met Gala, Roach styled Zendaya as Cinderella and appeared himself as her fairy godmother, her dress lighting up with a few waves of his hand.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
Lizzo is truly the fairy godmother of TikTok.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Nov. 2022
There isn’t a fairy godmother.
—Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2022
So while there really isn’t a quick fix to getting rid of acne, consider a dermatologist to be your skincare fairy godmother who’s got the magic powers to clear up your acne faster than you ever could on your own.
—Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 27 Dec. 2021
And then…like a magical apparition, or a fairy godmother, there was Ms. Erykah Badu herself.
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2023
These pieces feel like your preppy fairy godmother telling you just how to find empowerment through good clothes.
—Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Feb. 2023
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First Known Use
1839, in the meaning defined above
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“Fairy godmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fairy%20godmother. Accessed 3 Jun. 2023.
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