■ noun ( plural fairies )
1》 a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers.
2》 a Central and South American hummingbird with a green back and long tail. [Genus Heliothryx : two species.]
3》 informal, derogatory a male homosexual.
Derivatives
~like adjective
Origin
ME (denoting ~land): from OFr. faerie , from fae 'a ~', from L. fata 'the Fates', plural of fatum (see fate ).