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tooth fairy
tooth fairyn. A fairy imagined to leave money under a young child's pillow in place of a tooth that has just fallen out.tooth′ fair′y
n. a fairy credited with leaving a child money or a small gift in exchange for a baby tooth placed under the child's pillow. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  tooth fairy - a fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling outfaerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers |
Translationstooth fairy
tooth fairy1. A mythical fairy that exchanges money for children's baby teeth that have fallen out and been placed beneath their pillow at night. My sister believed in the tooth fairy until she was nearly 15. Look, Mom! The tooth fairy left me a whole dollar for my molar last night!2. Any mythical benefactor or source of money. The tooth fairy isn't going to come along and fund this project for us.See also: fairy, toothtooth fairyA 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. See also: fairy, toothEncyclopediaSeetoothFinancialSeeToothAcronymsSeeturbofantooth fairy
Words related to tooth fairynoun a fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling outRelated Words- faerie
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