Meaning Of The Word Changeling

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changeling
countable noun: 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.

changeling in American English
noun: a child surreptitiously or unintentionally substituted for another

changeling in British English
noun: a child believed to have been exchanged by fairies for the parents' true child

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