Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fairy

2 senses of fairy

Sense 1
fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite -- (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)
       => spiritual being, supernatural being -- (an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events)

Sense 2
fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf -- (offensive term for an openly homosexual man)
       => gay man, shirtlifter -- (a homosexual man)