Fairy godmother
Fairy godmother noun - One that helps another with gifts or money.
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Witch and fairy godmother are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Witch" instead a noun phrase "Fairy godmother".
Witch
Witch noun - A woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers.
Fairy godmother and witch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fairy godmother" instead a noun "Witch".
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It used to be that just about every witch was wicked, and if a non-evil female magic user appeared in folklore, she'd be referred to with a term like "sorceress" or "fairy godmother" instead, but in modern times that's not always the case.
Source: Wicked Witch - Brentilda of Banjo-Kazooie is the only member of Gruntilda's family we ever see that isn't an evil witch with questionable hygiene, instead appearing as some kind of fairy godmother.
Source: White Sheep - Her sister, Zelda, however, is far more the fairy godmother type, and their niece, Sabrina, is the quintessential Cute Witch.
Source: Wicked Witch
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Witch and Fairy godmother. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fairy_godmother/witch
Fairy godmother & Witch. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fairy_godmother/witch>.
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