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when it came time for the girl to go to college, Aunt Edna once again proved to be a reliable fairy godmother
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Alas, people have stopped believing in fairy godmothers, forcing the Motherland to transfer its workers into the Tooth Fairy realm.
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Very Lord Peter Wimsey or the Scarlet Pimpernel, mixed with a fairy godmother.
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First Known Use
1839, in the meaning defined above
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“Fairy godmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fairy%20godmother. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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