- fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story - a story about fairies; told to amuse children
--1 is a kind of narrative, narration, story, tale
- fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story, cock-and-bull story, song and dance - an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
--2 is a kind of fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle