fairy godmother

noun

: a generous friend or benefactor

Examples of fairy godmother in a Sentence

when it came time for the girl to go to college, Aunt Edna once again proved to be a reliable fairy godmother

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Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of fairy godmother was in 1839

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