changeling – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: simple,
simpleton,
nestling,
nipper,
shaver,
tike,
kid,
youngster,
child,
minor,
small fry,
tiddler,
fry,
tyke
changeling
n.
ugly child left by fairies in place of a pretty child (Folklore); child which is substituted for another
Changeling
A
changeling is a creature found in
folklore and
folk religion. A changeling child was believed to be a fairy child that had been left in place of a human child stolen by the fairies. The theme of the swapped child is common in medieval literature and reflects concern over infants thought to be afflicted with unexplained diseases, disorders, or developmental disabilities.
changeling
Noun
1. a person of subnormal intelligence
(synonym) idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, half-wit, retard
(hypernym) simpleton, simple
2. a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
(hypernym) child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling
Changeling
(n.)
One who, or that which, is left or taken in the place of another, as a child exchanged by fairies.
(n.)
One apt to change; a waverer.
(n.)
A simpleton; an idiot.
(a.)
Taken or left in place of another; changed.
(a.)
Given to change; inconstant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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changeling
n.
1. child
بدلا ہوا لڑکا
2. waverer
بدلو , کھودلو
