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Definitions for Changeling
[1] a child surreptitiously or unintentionally substituted for another.
[2] (in folklore) an ugly, stupid, or strange child left by fairies in place of a pretty, charming child.
[3] Philately . a postage stamp that, by accident or intention, has been chemically changed in color.
[4] Archaic . a renegade or turncoat. an imbecile.
[5] a child believed to have been exchanged by fairies for the parents' true child
[6] archaic an idiot a fickle or changeable person
Words related to Changeling
surrogate, backup, replacement, stand-in, vicar, alternate, deputy, expediency, proxy, stopgap, sub, supply, makeshift, resort, symbol, fill-in, delegate, temporary, relay, assistant
Words nearby Changeling
change up, change-ringing, changeable, changeful, changeless, changeling, changemaker, changement de pied, changeover, changepocket, changer
Origin of Changeling
First recorded in 1545–55; change + -ling1
Synonyms for Changeling
backup, replacement, stand-in, surrogate, agent, alternate, assistant, auxiliary, delegate, deputy, double, dummy, equivalent, expediency, expedient, fill-in, ghost, locum, makeshift, procurator, proxy, recourse, refuge, relay, relief, representative, reserve, resort, resource, standby, stopgap, sub, succedaneum, successor, supplanter, supply, symbol, temp, temporary, understudy, vicar, dernier ressort, ghost writer, locum tenens, pinch-hitter, temporary expedient