Fairy godmother

noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounIn certain fairy tales, a fictional benevolent woman with magical powers who uses them to help the cause of the protagonist.

"I thought it was clever the director cast the same woman to play both the Wicked Witch and Prince Charming's fairy godmother."

2.noun(by extension) Any generous benefactor.

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