Changeling
/ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒlɪŋ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:17 ptsWWF:22 pts10 letters
Definition of Changeling
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.
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