tinker bell

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Definition of tinker bell in English English dictionary

Tinker Bell is a fictional character in J.M. Barrie's play and subsequent novel Peter Pan, and various adaptations of them. She is described as a common fairy who mends pots and kettles, i.e. a tinker, and is often referred to simply as Tink. Though sometimes ill-behaved and vindictive, at other times she is helpful and kind to Peter (for whom she apparently has romantic feelings). The extremes in her personality are explained by the fact that a fairy's size prevents her from holding more than one feeling at a time

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Tinkerbell

a fairy (=an imaginary creature who looks like a small person but has wings and can do magic) who helps Peter Pan in the play and book Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie. She talks to Peter Pan by making bell-like sounds

Tinkerbell

A fictional fairy, a companion of Peter Pan

Hyphenation

tink·er Bell

Turkish pronunciation

tîngkır bel

Pronunciation

/ˈtəɴɢkər ˈbel/ /ˈtɪŋkɜr ˈbɛl/