noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtuːθ ˌfɛə̯ɹi/
General-American:/ˈtuθ ˌfɛə̯ɹi/
General-American:/-ˌfɛɹi/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Anna was concerned that telling her child about the tooth fairy, Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny would cause him to believe his mother was a liar later in life.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative letter-case form of tooth fairy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling out
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
tandemuis
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Arabic:
جِنِّيّ أَسْنَان
(jinniyy ʔasnān)
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Basque:
Maritxu Teilatuko
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Basque:
Maritxu Telletuko
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Belarusian:
зубная фея
(zubnaja fjeja)
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Bulgarian:
феята на зъбките
(fejata na zǎbkite)
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Catalan:
angelet de les dents
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Catalan:
angelets
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Chinese Mandarin:
牙仙
(yáxiān)
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Danish:
tandfe
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Dutch:
tandenfee
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Finnish:
hammaskeiju
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
French:
fée des dents
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
French:
petite souris
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
German:
Zahnfee
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Hebrew:
פיית השיניים
(feyát hashináyim)
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Hungarian:
fogtündér
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Ido:
dentofeo
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Indonesian:
peri gigi
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Italian:
acchiappadenti
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Italian:
fatina dei denti
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Italian:
topolino
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Japanese:
歯の妖精
(shinoyōsei)
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Korean:
이의 요정
(iui yojeong)
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Macedonian:
забна самовила
(zabna samovila)
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Malay:
pari-pari gigi
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Mon:
ဒေဝတဴၚေက်
(dewataoṅek)
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Mongolian:
шүдний дагина
(šüdnii dagina)
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Norwegian Bokmål:
tannfe
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tannfe
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Persian:
پری دندان
(pari-ye dandân)
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Polish:
zębowa wróżka
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Polish:
wróżka zębuszka
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Portuguese:
fada dos dentes
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Russian:
зубная фе́я
(zubnaja féja)
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Spanish:
hada de los dientes
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Spanish:
ratoncito Pérez
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Spanish:
ratón Pérez
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Swedish:
tandfe
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Thai:
ทูธแฟรี
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Turkish:
diş perisi
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth
Ukrainian:
зубна фея
(zubna feja)
— figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money in exchange for a milk tooth