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Noun
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(n)
fairy
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faery
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faerie
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fay
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sprite
(a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
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(n)
elf
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hob
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gremlin
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pixie
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pixy
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brownie
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imp
((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)
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(n)
leprechaun
(a mischievous elf in Irish folklore)
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(n)
sandman
(an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy)
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(n)
fairy godmother
(a female character in some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine)
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(n)
gnome
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dwarf
(a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure)
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(n)
Nibelung
((German mythology) any of the group of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried)
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(n)
Andvari
((Norse mythology) a dwarf who possessed a treasure that was stolen by Loki)
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Morgan le Fay
((Arthurian legend) a wicked enchantress who was the half sister and enemy of King Arthur)
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(n)
Puck
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Robin Goodfellow
(a mischievous sprite of English folklore)
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(n)
Oberson
((Middle Ages) the king of the fairies and husband of Titania in medieval folklore)
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Titania
((Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore)
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tooth fairy
(a fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling out)
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(n)
water sprite
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water nymph
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water spirit
(a fairy that inhabits water)
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(n)
undine
(any of various female water spirits)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
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(n)
fairyland
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faerie
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faery
(the enchanted realm of fairies)