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
Aldegar	-	Ancient Germanic
Atkin	['ætkin]
Paulson	[pɔ:lsn]
Hoshea	-	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Liberia	-	Late Roman
Ssanyu	-	Eastern African, Ganda