tooth fairy
noun
: a fairy believed by children to leave money while they sleep in exchange for a tooth that has come out
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Send any news, comments, tooth fairy lux goods, and Moon boots to talk@qz.com.
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Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 16 Feb. 2024
Rebecca is seen waking up at ungodly hours, coddling crying babies, signing permission slips, setting up tooth fairy traps, dismantling tooth fairy fears, and after Jack was gone, giving self-worth pep talks and doing her best to hold this family together.
—Dan Snierson, EW.com, 11 May 2022
The club has, for instance, made lunches at Interfaith Community Services, made comfort teddy bears and tooth fairy pillows for young Vista Community Clinic patients and sewn blankets for police to give out to trauma victims along with volunteering at the Women’s Warrior Foundation.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2023
As penance for dashing a child’s hopes, a rough-and-tumble hockey player must serve time as a genuine tooth fairy.
—Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021
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Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 16 Feb. 2024
Rebecca is seen waking up at ungodly hours, coddling crying babies, signing permission slips, setting up tooth fairy traps, dismantling tooth fairy fears, and after Jack was gone, giving self-worth pep talks and doing her best to hold this family together.
—Dan Snierson, EW.com, 11 May 2022
The club has, for instance, made lunches at Interfaith Community Services, made comfort teddy bears and tooth fairy pillows for young Vista Community Clinic patients and sewn blankets for police to give out to trauma victims along with volunteering at the Women’s Warrior Foundation.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2023
As penance for dashing a child’s hopes, a rough-and-tumble hockey player must serve time as a genuine tooth fairy.
—Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021
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“Tooth fairy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tooth%20fairy. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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