tooth fairy

A mythical source of bounty, as in So who will finance this venture-the tooth fairy? This expression refers to the fairy credited with leaving money under a child's pillow in place of a baby tooth that has fallen out, a practice popular with American parents since the first half of the 1900s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Varduhi	-	Armenian
Sven	SVEN	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch
Delano	DEL-ə-no	English
Mordokhay	-	Biblical Hebrew
Gala	-	Russian
Al	[æl]