Definitions for changeling
ˈtʃeɪndʒ lɪŋchangeling

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retardnoun

   a person of subnormal intelligence

2. changelingnoun

   a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy

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1. changelingnoun

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

2. changelingnoun

   An infant secretly exchanged with another infant.

3. changelingnoun

   An organism which can change shape to mimic others.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Changelingnoun

   Etymology: from change; the word arises from an odd superstitious opinion, that the fairies steal away children, and put others that are ugly and stupid in their places.

   1. A child left or taken in the place of another.

   And her base elfin breed there for thee left;
   Such, men do changelings call, so chang’d by fairies theft. Edmund Spenser, Fairy Queen, b. i. c. x. stanz. 65.

   She, as her attendant, hath
   A lovely boy stol’n from an Indian king;
   She never had so sweet a changeling. William Shakespeare, Midsummer Night’s Dream.

   2. An ideot; a fool; a natural.

   Changelings and fools of heav’n, and thence shut out,
   Wildly we roam in discontent about. John Dryden, Tyrr. Love.

   Would any one be a changeling, because he is less determined by wise considerations than a wise man? John Locke.

   3. One apt to change; a waverer.

   ’Twas not long
   Before from world to world they swung;
   As they had turn’d from side to side,
   And as they changelings liv’d, they died. Hudibras.

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1. Changeling

   A changeling, also historically referred to as an auf or oaf, is a human-like creature found in folklore throughout Europe. A changeling was believed to be a fairy that had been left in place of a human (typically a child) stolen by other fairies.

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1. changeling

   A changeling is a creature found in folklore and mythology, typically described as a humanoid being secretly swapped or substituted by fairies, trolls, elves, or other supernatural creatures for a human infant. The term is also often used in literature and media to refer to a character who can shape-shift or transform into different forms.

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1. Changelingnoun

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

2. Changelingnoun

   a simpleton; an idiot

3. Changelingnoun

   one apt to change; a waverer

4. Changelingadjective

   taken or left in place of another; changed

5. Changelingadjective

   given to change; inconstant

6. Etymology: [Change + -ling.]

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1. Changeling

   Kevin Sydney is a fictional character that has been a member of the X-Men in comic book stories published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Werner Roth, the character first appeared in X-Men #35. Kevin Sydney first appeared as Changeling, a mutant shapeshifter. He was a short-lived adversary for the X-Men who subsequently joined Professor X and died shortly after, making him the first member of the X-Men to die in action. The character was reintroduced as Morph in the 1990s for the X-Men Animated Series and later as part of The Exiles in 2001. Despite sharing the same alter ego, Changeling and Morph are distinctly separate characters and exist in different realities in the Marvel Multiverse.

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How to pronounce changeling?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of changeling in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of changeling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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