| Noun | 1. | fairytale - a story about fairies; told to amuse childrennarration, narrative, story, tale - a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" Bluebeard - (fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience |
| 2. | fairytale - an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse fib, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tale, story - a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" |