FAIRY GODMOTHER

Meaning of FAIRY GODMOTHER in English

Function: noun

Date: 1839

: a generous friend or benefactor

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

FAIRY GODMOTHER — noun Date: 1839 a generous friend or benefactor
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FAIRY GODMOTHER — noun : a generous friend or benefactor ; especially : one that appears unexpectedly or at a time of urgent …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAIRY GODMOTHER — benevolent enchantress (in fairy tales); generous friend or benefactor
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FAIRY GODMOTHER — Date: 1839 : a generous friend or benefactor
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAIRY GODMOTHER — ■ noun a female character in some fairy stories who brings unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FAIRY GODMOTHER — [fairy godmother] n (1851): a generous friend or benefactor
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FAIRY GODMOTHER — noun a person who rescues you when you most need help
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAIRY GODMOTHER — ˌfairy ˈgodmother BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a woman with magic powers who saves someone from trouble, in a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAIRY GODMOTHER — If you call a woman your fairy godmother , you are saying in a slightly humorous way that she has …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAIRY GODMOTHER — If you call a woman your ~, you are saying in a slightly humorous way that she has been very …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FAIRY GODMOTHER — Synonyms and related words : Maecenas, Santa Claus, almoner, almsgiver, ancestral spirits, angel, assignor, attendant godling, awarder, backer, bestower, cheerful …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAIRY GODMOTHER — {n.} 1. A fairy believed to help and take care of a baby as it grows up. 2. A person …
Slang English vocab
FAIRY GODMOTHER — {n.} 1. A fairy believed to help and take care of a baby as it grows up. 2. A person …
Словарь английских идиом
FAIRY GODMOTHER — n. 1. A fairy believed to help and take care of a baby as it grows up. 2. A person …
American Idioms English vocabulary
FAIRY GODMOTHER — добрая фея
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FAIRY GODMOTHER — добрая фея
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GODMOTHER — commatre, patrina
English interlingue dictionary
GODMOTHER — inaon;komadre;maninay;ninang
English-Visayan vocabulary
GODMOTHER — noun Date: before 12th century a woman who sponsors a person at baptism
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FAIRY — In folklore, any of a race of supernatural beings who have magic powers and sometimes meddle in human affairs. Some …
Английский словарь Британика
FAIRY — I. ˈfa(a)rē, ˈfer-, ˈfār-, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English faierie, fairie fairyland, fairy people, enchantment, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GODMOTHER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English godmoder, from Old English godmōdor, from god + mōdor mother — more at mother : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GODMOTHER — (n.) A woman who becomes sponsor for a child in baptism. See Godfather
Английский словарь Webster
FAIRY — (a.) Given by fairies; as, fairy money.
Английский словарь Webster
GODMOTHER — ( n. ) A woman who becomes sponsor for a child in baptism. See Godfather
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GODMOTHER — /god"mudh'euhr/ , n. 1. a woman who serves as sponsor for a child at baptism. 2. any female sponsor or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAIRY — /fair"ee/ , n. , pl. fairies , adj. n. 1. (in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GODMOTHER — n. woman who sponsors a child at his baptism and promises to oversee his religious education (generally a family friend)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FAIRY — adj. of fairies; fairy-like; fantastic, magical
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GODMOTHER — noun Date: before 12th century : a woman who sponsors a person at baptism
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAIRY — noun ( plural fair·ies ) Etymology: Middle English fairie fairyland, enchantment, from Anglo-French faerie, from fee fairy, from Latin Fata, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GODMOTHER — noun a woman who becomes sponsor for a child in baptism. ·see godfather.
Webster English vocab
FAIRY — noun enchantment; illusion. 2. fairy ·adj given by fairies; as, fairy money. 3. fairy ·noun an enchantress. 4. fairy ·noun …
Webster English vocab
GODMOTHER — ■ noun a female godparent.
Concise Oxford English vocab
GODMOTHER — [god.moth.er] n (bef. 12c): a woman who sponsors a person at baptism
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FAIRY — [fairy] n, pl fair.ies [ME fairie fairyland, fairy people, fr. OF faerie, fr. feie, fee fairy, fr. L Fata, goddess …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FAIRY — also spelled faerie or faery a mythical being of folklore and romance usually having magic powers and dwelling on earth …
Britannica English vocabulary
GODMOTHER — godmother BrE AmE ˈɡɒd ˌmʌð ə ⇨ˈɡɒb- AmE \ ˈɡɑːd ˌmʌð ə r ▷ godmother|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FAIRY — fair|y BrE AmE ˈfeər |i AmE ˈfer |i ˈfær- ▷ fair|ies iz ▶ ˈ fairy ˌ cycle, ˌ fairy ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GODMOTHER — / ˈgɒdmʌðə(r); NAmE ˈgɑːd-/ noun a female godparent —see also fairy godmother
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAIRY — / ˈfeəri; NAmE ˈferi/ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. (in stories) a creature like a small person, who has …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GODMOTHER — god ‧ moth ‧ er /ˈɡɒdˌmʌðə $ ˈɡɑːdˌmʌðər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a female ↑ godparent
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAIRY — ˌFairy ˈLiquid BrE AmE ( also Fairy ) trademark a type of green liquid used for washing dishes, pans etc
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAIRY — fai ‧ ry /ˈfeəri $ ˈferi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural fairies ) [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GODMOTHER — n. a female godparent.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FAIRY — n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a small imaginary being with magical powers. 2 sl. derog. a male homosexual. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GODMOTHER — n. a female godparent.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FAIRY — n. & adj. n. (pl. -ies) 1 a small imaginary being with magical powers. 2 sl. derog. a male homosexual. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GODMOTHER — n. a female godparent.
Oxford English vocab
FAIRY — n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies) 1. a small imaginary being with magical powers. 2 sl. derog. a male homosexual. …
Oxford English vocab
GODMOTHER — ( godmothers) A godmother is a female godparent. N-COUNT : usu with poss
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAIRY — ( fairies) 1. A fairy is an imaginary creature with magical powers. Fairies are often represented as small people with …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GODMOTHER — (~s) A ~ is a female godparent. N-COUNT: usu with poss
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GODMOTHER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fairy godmother EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Alix's godmother , also named Alix, had once been …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAIRY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fairy story (= a children's story in which magical things happen ) ▪ She …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAIRY — n. In folklore, any of a race of supernatural beings who have magic powers and sometimes meddle in human affairs. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FAIRY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAIRY — homosexual male, especially effeminate literally refers to creatures of legend/myth such as the character 'Puck' in Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream"; …
Slang English vocab
GODMOTHER — See: FAIRY GODMOTHER.
Slang English vocab
FAIRY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good ▪ bad , wicked ( esp. BrE ) ▪ tooth VERB + FAIRY ▪ believe in
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GODMOTHER — See: FAIRY GODMOTHER.
Словарь английских идиом
GODMOTHER — cumendre
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
GODMOTHER — сущ. крестная (мать) крестная (мать) - to stand * to a child быть крестной матерью ребенка (на процедуре крещения) быть …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FAIRY — 1. сущ. 1) а) фея; волшебница; эльф (маленькое существо, наделенное волшебной силой ≈ в зависимости от стихии и культуры называются …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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