fey
A fairyA fairy.
/feɪ/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A fairy.
(countable, uncountable)Fairy folk collectively.
Origin
From Middle English faie, fei (“a place or person possessed with magical properties”), froFrom Middle English faie, fei (“a place or person possessed with magical properties”), from Middle French feie, fee (“fairy", "fae”), from Old French fae, from Medieval Latin fāda. More at fairy.
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