fai ‧ ry /ˈfeəri $ ˈferi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural fairies ) [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: faerie 'fairyland' , from fae 'fairy' , from Latin fatum 'fate' ]
1 . a small imaginary creature with magic powers, which looks like a very small person
2 . old-fashioned not polite an offensive word for a ↑ homosexual man