FAIRY GODMOTHERS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

fairy godmothers

noun

plural of fairy godmother

as in donors

one that helps another with gifts or money 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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Recent Examples of fairy godmothers Storybook performances are the heartbeat of March Madness, but unlike the actual Cinderella, college basketball teams with aspirations to make a splash in the Big Dance don’t have fairy godmothers to cover the costs of running a basketball program. —

Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026 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

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The prevailing wisdom at the time was that the President would endorse Cornyn, Paxton would drop out, the friendly fire would stop, and Republican donors could conserve their funds for the general election in November.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Fourth, Europe and international financial institutions need to think less like donors and more like market-makers.

— Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

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