fairy godmother
noun
1
: a female fairy in a story who typically helps and advises the protagonist
2
: 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.
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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
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—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
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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
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“Fairy godmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fairy%20godmother. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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