"fairy godparent" meaning in All languages combined

See fairy godparent on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: fairy godparents [plural]
Etymology: By analogy with fairy godmother. Head templates: {{en-noun}} fairy godparent (plural fairy godparents)
  1. Gender-neutral equivalent of fairy godmother.
    Sense id: en-fairy_godparent-en-noun-vBwujKJg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Mythological creatures

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Tracking his movements in the wild, as he crashes karaoke parties and kickball games, has become an online pastime; Mr. Murray himself has become the folkloric equivalent of a leprechaun or fairy godparent, popping up at unpredictable yet opportune moments.",
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          "text": "Foremost in my mind is the breakout scene in 1960's \"Cinderfella,\" his comic telling of the classic fairy tale in which a mistreated stepchild is granted his wish to go to the ball by a fairy godparent — in this iteration, a fairy godfather played magnificently by Ed Wynn.",
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