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a fairy godmother
someone who helps you solve your problems, usually by giving you money Usage notes: In children's stories, a fairy godmother is a woman with magic powers who helps someone who is in trouble. A local company acted as fairy godmother to the theatre by giving a £1 million donation. See also: fairy fairy godmother someone who helps you solve your problems These children, sent to school without lunch or lunch money and sometimes without shoes, were in need of a fairy godmother. If a fairy godmother offered most editors a single wish, it would probably be the ability to predict sales. Etymology: based on a character in a fairy tale (traditional story) who uses magic to help people See also: fairy Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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