tooth fairy

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtuːθ ˌfɛə̯ɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtuθ ˌfɛə̯ɹi/, /-ˌfɛɹi/ Hyphenation: tooth fai‧ry === Noun === tooth fairy (plural tooth fairies) A figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money (or sometimes a present) in exchange for a milk tooth when it falls out of a child's mouth. ==== Alternative forms ==== Tooth Fairy ==== Derived terms ==== atoothfairyist (humorous, rare) tooth fairy science ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === tooth fairy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “tooth fairy, n.” under “tooth, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2021. “tooth fairy, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.