fairy-godmotherv.

Brit.

/ˌfɛːrɪˈɡɒdmʌðə/, U.S.

/ˈˌfɛriˈɡɑdˌməðər/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: fairy godmother n.

Etymology: < fairy godmother n. Compare earlier godmother v.

transitive (in passive). To be guided, protected, or brought good fortune as if by a fairy godmother.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > patronage > act as patron to [verb (transitive)] > as a woman

matronize1830

patroness1865

fairy-godmother1919

1919 W. Deeping Second Youth xxxi. 260 Each accredited visitor had to be ‘fairy godmothered’ by a W.M.C. member.

1941 Lowell (Mass.) Sun & Lowell Citizen-Leader 2 June 12/8 Bobby Byrne, who was so crushed when a labor dispute cancelled his engagement at the New Yorker, has been fairy-god-mothered with the Pennsylvania.

1991 T. J. Ferraro in Columbia Hist. Amer. Novel 388 Liveright was able to market Yezierska..as an overnight success story, fairy-godmothered into professional authorship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fairy-godmother
释义	fairy-godmotherv. Brit. /ˌfɛːrɪˈɡɒdmʌðə/, U.S. /ˈˌfɛriˈɡɑdˌməðər/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: fairy godmother n. Etymology: < fairy godmother n. Compare earlier godmother v. transitive (in passive). To be guided, protected, or brought good fortune as if by a fairy godmother. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > patronage > act as patron to [verb (transitive)] > as a woman matronize1830 patroness1865 fairy-godmother1919 1919 W. Deeping Second Youth xxxi. 260 Each accredited visitor had to be ‘fairy godmothered’ by a W.M.C. member. 1941 Lowell (Mass.) Sun & Lowell Citizen-Leader 2 June 12/8 Bobby Byrne, who was so crushed when a labor dispute cancelled his engagement at the New Yorker, has been fairy-god-mothered with the Pennsylvania. 1991 T. J. Ferraro in Columbia Hist. Amer. Novel 388 Liveright was able to market Yezierska..as an overnight success story, fairy-godmothered into professional authorship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1919
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