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单词 tooth fairy
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tooth fairy


noun

a fairy credited with leaving a child money or a small gift in exchange for a baby tooth that has fallen out and been placed under the child's pillow at night.

Words nearby tooth fairy

tooth bud, tooth chisel, tooth decay, toothed, toothed whale, tooth fairy, tooth fungus, tooth germ, toothing, toothless, toothpaste
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Idioms and Phrases with tooth fairy

tooth fairy

A mythical source of bounty, as in So who will finance this venture—the tooth fairy? This expression refers to the fairy credited with leaving money under a child's pillow in place of a baby tooth that has fallen out, a practice popular with American parents since the first half of the 1900s.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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