1a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one:she believed she had had fairies at the bottom of her garden [as modifier]:fairy gold
2a Central and South American hummingbird with a green back and long tail.
Genus Heliothryx, family Trochilidae: two species
Genus Heliothryx, family Trochilidae: two species
3 informal, derogatory a male homosexual.
away with the fairies
British informal giving the impression of being mad, distracted, or in a dreamworld.