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Meaning of fairy godmother | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. In certain fairy tales, a fictional benevolent woman with magical powers who uses them to help the cause of the protagonist.
  2. Any generous benefactor.
    broadly

Equivalents

Examples

“I thought it was clever the director cast the same woman to play both the Wicked Witch and Prince Charming's fairy godmother.”
“How lucky you are to have me for a friend! I am a fairy godmother to you!”
“"Yeah, well, just remember, Maureen, you're not her fairy godmother. You can't wave your magic wand and fix her fucked-up life."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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