n.
Pronunciation: ' fer- ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fair · ies
Etymology: Middle English fairie fairyland, enchantment, from Anglo-French faerie, from fee fairy, from Latin Fata, goddess of fate, from fatum fate
Date: 14th century
1 : a mythical being of folklore and romance usually having diminutive human form and magic powers
2 usually disparaging : a male homosexual
– fairy adjective
– fairy · like \ - ˌ l ī k \ adjective