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

2 senses of peri

Sense 1
peri -- (a beautiful and graceful girl)
       => girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille -- (a young woman; "a young lady of 18")

Sense 2
peri -- ((Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done)
       => spirit, disembodied spirit -- (any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings)