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Meaning
Noun
●
In European folklore:
In pre-modern European
folklore
: an
infant
of a
magical
creature
that was
secretly
exchanged
for a human
infant
. In British, Irish and Scandinavian
mythology
the
exchanged
infants
were
thought
to be those of
fairies
,
sprites
or
trolls
; in other
places
, they were
ascribed
to
demons
,
devils
, or witches.
●
A person or
object
(especially when
regarded
as
inferior
)
secretly
exchanged
for something else.
●
An
infant
secretly
exchanged
with another
infant
deliberately
or
by mistake
; a swapling.
●
In Fantasy & Science fiction:
An
organism
which can change
shape
to
mimic
others; a
shape
-shifter.
●
A person
apt
to change their
loyalty
or
thinking
; a waverer.
●
An
idiot
, a simpleton.
Adj
●
Changeable,
fickle
,
inconstant
, wavering.
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Origin
changeling
English
-ling
English
-ling
Middle English (1100-1500)
-ling
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
change
English
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Auf
Oaf
Swapling
Shape-Shifter
Turncoat
Idiot
Changeable
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