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Noun
  1. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous (synset 109563850)
    referred to in: folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
    is a type of: faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
    subtypes:
    • leprechaun - a mischievous elf in Irish folklore
    • sandman - an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy
    same as: brownie, elf, gremlin, hob, pixie, pixy
  2. One who is playfully mischievous (synset 110219666)
    is a type of: child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster - a young person of either sex
    subtypes: brat, holy terror, little terror, terror - a very troublesome child
    same as: monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp

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