elf:
(plural – ‘elves‘)
an elf stealing a child’s Christmas present
{in fairy tales and old stories (folklore)} a kind of fairy; a small (smaller than a dwarf) funny-looking creature with magical powers which likes to play tricks on people, often harming innocent people;
a playful or mischievous child;
a mischievous or spiteful person (mischievous = playing slightly harmful tricks; spiteful = being angry or being with an intention of slightly harming others),
an elf (a naughty/troublesome child)
There were times when people believed in a real elf coming and helping them out with their problems.
Jessica’s younger son is a real elf who makes you go mad in seconds with his intolerable antics.
There have been elves being mentioned in almost all the religious scriptures with different characteristics.
The story about how the children’s book ‘The Elf on the Shelf’ becoming a great success in the States and elsewhere is very interesting to know.
Dwarfs are annoyed when normal people call them elves, and they go great lengths, including kicking on the shines of their adversaries to prove that they are not elves.
an elf (an angry/spiteful person)
