1: see "fairy"
2: an insult

1. Faery
Faeryland, or Elfland. The place where faeries live.

2. faery (fairy, fey, sidhe, seelie)
A faery is an etheric being and a nature spirit. Victorian faeries were flighty and kind, beautiful winged ladies who were kind to children and were slightly preachy. This idea is incorrect. Faeries come in all shapes and sizes, and can be beautiful and good (though still do harm) as well as malign, though are more often unusual (whether ugly or beautiful, not in a normal way) and unpredictable. Mortals must always be wary of the Good Neighbors (as they are called, for it is bad luck to use the name 'faery', which offends them).
To be able to see them is called the "Sight", and it is rare; however, all cats have it. It is said one can gain the sight by bathing one's eyes in a marigold ointment, while holding a four-leaf clover, or while looking through a stone with a natural hole in it.
Their magic is called "glamour", and it is something like the power of illusion for it enchants the mind, sometimes confuses it (such as caus...

1. An alternative spelling of the word "fairy." A magic creature from the mythology of Arcadia, legedary for their mischief and prank-making. Most are fond of sweets, music, and play. Various common types of fae-folk include (but are not limited to) the sprite, the pixie, the dryad, the nymph, the satyr, the sylph, and the leprechaun.

2. A derogatory term used to insult a homosexual or to challenge a man's masculinity.

A small, mythological creature, most often depicted as a tiny female human with insect wings. These creatures are said to frolick and live in forests, helping plant life grow and playing pranks on unsuspecting humans.

There are many types of faeries with different functions. To name a few: pixies, sprites, sylphs, nymphs, gnomes.