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changeling

UK
/ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ/
US
/ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ/

Traduzioni

changelingnoun
changelings
pl
UK
/ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ/
US
/ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ/
The villagers believed the child was a changeling left by fairies.
Жители деревни верили, что ребенок был подменышем, оставленным феями.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
обменённый ребёнок
подкидыш
Sinonimi
fairy
elf
goblin
spirit
imp
changelingadjective
more changeling
Comp.
most changeling
Super.
UK
/ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ/
US
/ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ/
Archaic or literary; used to describe someone or something that is fickle or has been exchanged or substituted.

Definizioni

changelingnoun
A child believed to have been secretly substituted by fairies for the parents' real child in infancy.
The villagers whispered that the strange behavior of the child was because he was a changeling left by the fairies.
A person who is fickle or inconstant; one given to change.
Ever the changeling, he shifted his loyalties whenever it suited him.
changelingadjective
Fickle or inconstant; liable to change.
His changeling moods kept everyone around him on edge.
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