changeling
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change·ling
(chānj′lĭng)n.
1. A child secretly exchanged for another.
2. In European folklore, a fairy child left in place of a stolen human child.
3. Archaic A changeable, fickle person.
4. Obsolete A person of deficient intelligence.
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changeling
(ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ)n
1. (European Myth & Legend) a child believed to have been exchanged by fairies for the parents' true child
2. archaic
a. an idiot
b. a fickle or changeable person
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change•ling
(ˈtʃeɪndʒ lɪŋ)n.
1. an infant exchanged by stealth for another child.
2. Archaic.
a. a turncoat.
b. an imbecile.
[1545–55]
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Noun | 1. | changeling - a person of subnormal intelligence |
2. | changeling - a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy |
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Translations
طِفْلٌ مَبْدولٌ
podvržené dítě
forbyttet barn
elcserélt gyermek
umskiptingur
laumukas
laumu atstāts bērns
podvrhnuté dieťa
changeling
n (= child) → Wechselbalg m
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changeling
(ˈtʃeindʒliŋ) noun a child secretly left in place of another by the fairies etc.
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