English > fay: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers. |
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| Synonyms | fairy, faery, faerie, sprite |
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| Narrower | Morgan le Fay | (Arthurian legend) a wicked enchantress who was the half sister and enemy of King Arthur |
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| Oberson | (Middle Ages) the king of the fairies and husband of Titania in medieval folklore |
| Puck, Robin Goodfellow | A mischievous sprite of English folklore |
| Titania | (Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore |
| elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp | (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous |
| fairy godmother | A female character in some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine |
| gnome, dwarf | A legendary creature resembling a tiny old man |
| tooth fairy | A fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling out |
| water sprite, water nymph, water spirit | A fairy that inhabits water |
| Broader | spiritual being, supernatural being | An incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events |
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| Spanish | duende, fay, hada |
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| Catalan | fada, fay, follet |
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