changeling

change·ling (ch

ng)

1. A child secretly exchanged for another.

2. Archaic A changeable, fickle person.

3. Archaic A person of deficient intelligence.

changeling [ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ]

1. (Myth & Legend / 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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Noun	1.	changeling - a person of subnormal intelligence cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, retard mongoloid - a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense) simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
	2.	changeling - a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy child, kid, minor, nipper, tiddler, youngster, tike, shaver, small fry, nestling, fry, tyke - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"

Translations

changeling

n (= child) → Wechselbalg m

changeling

n changeling [ˈtʃeindʒliŋ]

a child secretly left in place of another by the fairies etc. wisselkind طِفْلٌ مَبْدولٌ сменено дете (особ. в приказките) podvržené dítě forbyttet barn der Wechselbalg παιδί που έχει μπει στη θέση κπ. άλλου niño sustituido por otro vahetatud laps بچه ای که پریان به جای بچه ای که دزدیده اند می گذارند vaihdokas enfant substitué/-ée (par les fées) יֶלֶד מוּחלַף परियों द्वारा बदला हुआ बच्चा podmetnuto dijete elcserélt gyermek anak yang ditukar pada waktu bayi umskiptingur (bambino lasciato in luogo di un altro rapito dalle fate) 取替え子 바꿔친 아이 laumukas laumu atstāts bērns anak yang ditukar pada waktu bayi wisselkind bytting odmieniec criança trocada copil schimbat (înlocuit de zâne) подменённое дитя podvrhnuté dieťa podtaknjen otrok zamenjena beba bortbyting เด็กที่ถูกแอบสับเปลี่ยน periler tarafından değiştirildiği varsayılan çocuk 被（仙子等）調換的嬰孩 таємно підмінене ельфами дитя پریوں کا کسی بچے کو تبدیل کرنا sự đánh tráo 偷换后留下的婴孩

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Auf
Child
cretin
Elf child
Fry
Gilbertian
half-wit
idiot
imbecile
Kid
Middleton
minor
Mongoloid
moron
nestling
nipper
retard
Rowley
shaver

Then Rebecca had gone away, and in the long months of absence her mind and soul had grown out of her mother's knowledge, so that now, when Aurelia had time and strength to study her child, she was like some enchanting changeling.

Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context

It is a changeling who will lay ill-luck at our doors.

Nada The Lily by Haggard, Rider H. View in context

And this changeling called herself by the same name as the many-coloured, clinging maid of yore; she of the frequent laughter, and the many sighs, and the kind, stolen glances.

Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context

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