Meaning
fairy tale
- A traditional story with magical creatures and impossible events
- An idyllic or unrealistically perfect situation
In a sentence
La nonna legge una fiaba ai bambini prima di dormire.
The grandmother reads a fairy tale to the children before bedtime.
Qual è la tua fiaba preferita?
What is your favorite fairy tale?
La loro storia d'amore non sembra una fiaba moderna?
Doesn't their love story seem like a modern fairy tale?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fiaba | feminine · singular |
| fiabe | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Differs from 'favola', which traditionally features talking animals and an explicit moral.