fairies

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fairies

/ˈfɛəɹiz/ UK
/ˈfɛəɹiz/ US
/ˈfeɹiz/ US
/ˈfɛɹiz/
/ˈfeːɹiz/ Australia
/ˈfeəɹiz/ New Zealand
/ˈfiəɹiz/
/ˈfeɹez/ Scotland
/ˈfeɹɪz/ Scotland
/ˈfɜːɹɪz/

Sounds like ferries (Mary–marry–merry merger), furries (fair–fur merger) · Rhymes with -ɛəɹiz

noun

plural plural of fairy
plural plural of fairie

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: faeries, fags, homos, pets, queens, queers, tales, fae, sprites, pixies, elves, fay, dryads, sylphs, nymphs, peri

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"fairies." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fairies.

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@misc{fairies_2026,
  title = {fairies},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fairies},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}