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

2 senses of fairy story

Sense 1
fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story -- (a story about fairies; told to amuse children)
       => narrative, narration, story, tale -- (a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children")

Sense 2
fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story, cock-and-bull story, song and dance -- (an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse)
       => fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle -- (a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?")