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fay

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/feɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fā)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fay1  (fā),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mythologya fairy.
  • Middle French feie, fee
  • Middle English faie, fei 1350–1400

fay2  (fā),USA pronunciation n. [Obs.]
  1. faith.
  • Anglo-French, variant of feid faith
  • Middle English fai, fei 1250–1300

fay3  (fā),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]
  1. Slang Termsofay.
  • by shortening 1925–30

Fay  (fā),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a female given name, form of Faith. 
Also, Faye. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fay /feɪ/ n
  1. a fairy or sprite
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French feie, ultimately from Latin fātum fate
fay /feɪ/ n
  1. an obsolete word for faith
Etymology: 13th Century: from Anglo-French feid; see faith
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