tooth fairy
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See also: Tooth Fairy
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtuːθ ˌfɛə̯ɹi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtuθ ˌfɛə̯ɹi/, /-ˌfɛɹi/
Audio (General American): (file) - Hyphenation: tooth fai‧ry
Noun
[edit]tooth fairy (plural tooth fairies)
- A figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money (or sometimes a present) in exchange for a milk tooth when it falls out of a child's mouth.
- Anna was concerned that telling her child about the tooth fairy, Santa Claus, and the Easter Bunny would cause him to believe his mother was a liar later in life.
Alternative forms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- atoothfairyist (humorous, rare)
- Tooth Fairy science
Translations
[edit]figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
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Further reading
[edit]tooth fairy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “tooth fairy, n.” under “tooth, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2021.
- “tooth fairy, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.