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change·ling  (chnjlng)

n.

1. A child secretly exchanged for another.

2. Archaic A changeable, fickle person.

3. Archaic A person of deficient intelligence.

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changeling [ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ]

n

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

Thesaurus

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

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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