[fairy] n, pl fair.ies [ME fairie fairyland, fairy people, fr. OF faerie, fr. feie, fee fairy, fr. L Fata, goddess of fate, fr. fatum fate] (14c) 1: a mythical being of folklore and romance usu. having diminutive human form and magic powers
2: a male homosexual--usu. used disparagingly -- fairy adj -- fairy.like adj