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fae^¹

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From Old French fae, from Medieval Latin fāda. The use of the pronoun appears c. 2013.

adjective more fae · most fae

alternative Alternative spelling of fey (“magical, fairylike”).

noun fae · faes

alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative spelling of fey (“fairy folk”). The perfect companion to your favorite book series, this coloring book filled with fire-breathing dragons, dagger-wielding warriors, and fierce and lovely fae will make all your romantasies come true.

pronoun third-person-singular nominative · faer · faers · faerself

neologism, nonstandard, rare A gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to singular they, and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she. Vandikas' parents, for example, haven't yet fully embraced the concept. Faer mother once asked faer to help her understand how fae would like her to talk about faer. Fae was encouraged, but faer mother's use of the pronouns didn't last – maybe, fae said, because it was such a foreign concept to the

FAE^²

noun FAEs

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of fuel-air explosive (“thermobaric weapon”).
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of fuel-air explosion
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of field applications engineer
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of fundamental attribution error
abbreviation, dated, initialism Initialism of fetal alcohol effects

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@misc{fae_2026,
  title = {fae},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fae},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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