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TOOTH FAIRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tooth fairy mean?
• TOOTH FAIRY (noun)
The noun TOOTH FAIRY has 1 sense:
1. a fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling out
Familiarity information: TOOTH FAIRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling out
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("tooth fairy" is a kind of...):
faerie; faery; fairy; fay; sprite (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)
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