Changeling
- Changeling
- Changeling Change"ling, n. [Change + -ling.]
1. One who, or that which, is left or taken in the place of
another, as a child exchanged by fairies.
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Such, men do changelings call, so changed by
fairies' theft. --Spenser.
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The changeling [a substituted writing] never known.
--Shak.
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2. A simpleton; an idiot. --Macaulay.
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Changelings and fools of heaven, and thence shut
out.
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Wildly we roam in discontent about. --Dryden.
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3. One apt to change; a waverer. ``Fickle changelings.''
--Shak.
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Changeling — Change ling, a. 1. Taken or left in place of another; changed. A little changeling boy. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Given to change; inconstant. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Some are so studiously changeling. Boyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
changeling — (n.) 1550s, one given to change, from CHANGE (Cf. change) + dim. suffix LING (Cf. ling). Meaning person or thing left in place of one secretly taken is from 1560s; specific reference to an infant or young child (usually stupid or ugly) supposedly … Etymology dictionary
changeling — ► NOUN ▪ a child believed to have been secretly substituted by fairies for the parents real child … English terms dictionary
changeling — [chānj′liŋ] n. 1. a child secretly put in the place of another; esp., in folk tales, one exchanged in this way by fairies 2. Archaic a changeable person; turncoat 3. Archaic a feeble minded person … English World dictionary
Changeling — For other uses, see Changeling (disambiguation). Trolls with the changeling they have raised, John Bauer, 1913. A changeling is a creature found in Western European folklore and folk religion. It is typically described as being the offspring of a … Wikipedia
Changeling — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Un Changeling (ou Changelin) est, dans le folklore européen, un leurre abandonné par les fées en échange de nouveau nés enlevés à leurs parents. Sommaire… … Wikipédia en Français
Changeling — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Der fremde Sohn Originaltitel: Changeling Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 2008 Länge: ca. 140 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
Changeling — El término Changeling puede hacer referencia a: Changeling (película), una película estadounidense. Changeling: el ensueño, un juego de rol. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si llegaste aquí a… … Wikipedia Español
changeling — [[t]tʃe͟ɪnʤlɪŋ[/t]] changelings N COUNT A changeling is a child who was put in the place of another child when they were both babies. In stories changelings were often taken or left by fairies. [LITERARY] I have always felt like a changeling born … English dictionary
changeling — UK [ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms changeling : singular changeling plural changelings in stories, a child believed to have been left by fairies when they stole the real child from its parents … English dictionary
