tooth fairy
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A token depicting the tooth fairy.
See also: Tooth Fairy
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtuːθ ˌfɛə̯ɹi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtuθ ˌfɛə̯ɹi/, /-ˌfɛɹi/
Audio (GA) (file) - Hyphenation: tooth fai‧ry
Noun
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
Derived terms
- atoothfairyist (humorous, rare)
- Tooth Fairy science
Translations
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
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.
