Changeling

Word CHANGELING
Character 10
Hyphenation change ling
Pronunciations /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒlɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Changeling"

What do we mean by changeling?

A child secretly exchanged for another. noun

A changeable, fickle person. noun

A person of deficient intelligence. noun

A child left or taken in the place of another; especially, in popular superstition, a strange, stupid, ugly child left by the fairies in place of a beautiful or charming child that they have stolen away. noun

Figuratively, anything changed for or put in the place of another, or the act of so changing. noun

One apt to change; a waverer. noun

Exchanged: specifically applied to a child fancied to have been exchanged for another by the fairies.

Given to change; inconstant; fickle: as, “studiously changeling,”

Taken or left in place of another; changed. adjective

Given to change; inconstant. adjective

One who, or that which, is left or taken in the place of another, as a child exchanged by fairies. noun

A simpleton; an idiot. noun

One apt to change; a waverer. noun

In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology, an infant of a fairy, sprite or troll that the creature has secretly exchanged for a human infant. noun

An infant secretly exchanged with another infant. noun

An organism which can change shape to mimic others. noun

A child secretly exchanged for another in infancy noun

A person of subnormal intelligence noun

In pre-modern European mythology, an infant that was secretly exchanged for a mother's own baby by an evil creature. (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 witches, devils, or demons.)

An infant secretly exchanged with another infant by mistake or by human doing; swapling.

An organism which can change shape to mimic others.

A simpleton; an idiot.

One apt to change; a waverer.

A person who either was switched at birth with a other~wordly baby; or who is truly from another planet. Urban Dictionary

When you want to know how someone is in bed, but can't sleep with them for any number of reasons, and you talk a friend into doing it for you and reporting back. Urban Dictionary

A being whose gender changes frequently or more than once. Urban Dictionary

A agent of change. Or when you put together the words angel and change. Urban Dictionary

People who will frequently show up in an online community, burn every one of their bridges, start arguments, troll like it's the end of days, garner universal disdain from their fellow board-members, then get booted from the board, only to show up again immediately afterward under a new user-name, and continue to repeat the same process, ad infinitum. Urban Dictionary

Another word for the tv remote Urban Dictionary

An obscure mashup of the words change and socialism created by Barney Frank; Implication that Barrack Obama's plan is what the economy needs; A state of change towards a marxist state; Urban Dictionary

A girl who is sometimes attractive with make up on but completely busted without! Urban Dictionary

A person with no conciderations for others, usally a male. They talk so loud on the phone at 3 am like if it was broad daylight, they don't give a fuck! Urban Dictionary

One of White Wolf Studio's greatest, and most misunderstood, achievements in pen-and-paper roleplaying games. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Changeling

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The word "changeling" in example sentences

How about Lucas and Sascha's little one in changeling form? ❋ Nalini Singh (2009)

"He didn't hurt the-" the word changeling was in her mind but would not come out of her mouth, and Elizabeth finished "'the little boy." ❋ Lackey, Mercedes (2005)

No matter how old or young, the object is to deceive the parents into thinking that this changeling is actually their child. ❋ Unknown (2006)

He leaned against the elvensteed, cold, empty, and exhausted, trying to dismiss his sense of loss and unable to decide whether the loss of Mwynwen or that of the changeling was the most painful. ❋ Lackey, Mercedes (2004)

Not us, Quark said in a tone suggesting the changeling was a Pakled. ❋ GARFIELD REEVES-STEVENS JUDITH (2000)

The changeling was the only one on this station who would deliberately change history in order to make life more miserable than it already was for Quark. ❋ GARFIELD REEVES-STEVENS JUDITH (2000)

A changeling was a fairy child that was left in place ofa human baby. ❋ Unknown (1966)

It is in the same way that in ignorant ages the notion of changeling has been produced. ❋ William Godwin (1796)

August 2, 2007 6:47 PM i think the changeling is one of the best most supernatural story i have seen , ive never come across a movie like this before i have seen lady in white and exorcist but the changeling is a movie 2 take seriously which could even be based on true event , and the fact that this film has no atmosphere just makes it more creepy to watch . i believe not to make a remake this will spoil this film and no doubt the new version will have cgi where the origional had none. ❋ Unknown (2007)

THE GOLDWATER GIRL AND OTHER CHANGELINGS yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'THE GOLDWATER GIRL AND OTHER CHANGELINGS'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: The winner will face another race against another "changeling" whose ambition has wreaked horrendous changes in him. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In any event, the winner of this contest will face another race against another "changeling" whose ambition has wreaked horrendous changes in him. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Her love for me is as big as the Himalaya, making it easy to love her as much in return, even as I wonder what kind of changeling she really is. ❋ Becca (2006)

Her pretense that her real son had been born dead, and a "changeling" substituted by the midwife, had been accepted. ❋ Lackey, Mercedes (1995)

Her purpose coincides with her peasant belief that he is a "changeling," and is really of the sea people. ❋ Cornelius Weygandt (1914)

She had learned the reason, or she thought she had: she was a STEPCHILD; that was why, and a stepchild was almost as bad as a "changeling" in a fairy story. ❋ Joseph Crosby Lincoln (1907)

For some [reason], I just [know that] [I'm a] changeling. ❋ Starchylde (2015)

[Lola]: Damn I wanna have sex with [Aron], but Brad would [KILL me]!! Holly: Yeah, he is really hot! I would totally do him! Lola: Awesome! Will you be my changeling and report back? ❋ BamBH (2010)

[Kayla] is such a [changeling]. She was Caleb like a fucking week ago! Until she found some [dink] and became Kayla again. ❋ ShitYourPantsInFrance (2020)

I am a [Changel]. and bringing about [changes] in [people's] lives. ❋ John Coats And Life Coach (2006)

[BloodNinja]: Hey babe, wana cyber? BritneySpears14: No! Get away you freak! eminemBNJA: Hey babe, [whats going on]? BritneySpears14: Ugh, another [changeling]. ❋ GeraldAur (2010)

Give the [changelator], [i wanna] watch [football] ❋ Co-stanza (2010)

[I do] think this is the time for a very [important] [dose] of changelism. ❋ TwilightLink (2008)

Mike: Hey did you see [Maureen] last night without [make up]!? Chris: Ugh! [CHANGELING]!!! ❋ CoffeeMaker (2013)

Exp 1: Me: [zZzZ].... My cousin: 'phone rings at 3 am' my cousin- HEY HOW ARE YOU!!! [LONG TIME NO SEE]!!! Exp 2: Tom: Hey there's a meeting next door we better keep it down John: 'walks in' HEY TOM YOU SEEN THAT NEW MOVIE PARNORMAL ACTIVITY 4!!!!! Tom: shut up [man god] your such a changel, there's a fucking meeting next in the room next door. ❋ Jamahl (2012)

Vampire: They're just [faeries], what could they do? [Redcap]: Mmm... hungry... *CHOMP* Vampire: AAAH! THE [AGG]!!! ❋ Galen Deepinglen (2004)

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