changeling

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An infant secretly exchanged with another infant
An organism which can change shape to mimic others
In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology, an infant of a fairy, sprite or troll that the creature has secretly exchanged for a human infant
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. a baby that is believed to have been secretly exchanged for another baby by fairies
{n} a fickle or unsteady person, idiot, fool, silly fellow, child changed for another
Changeling: The Dreaming, a role-playing game that consumes far too much of my imagination and energy Changeling is a game about dreams versus reality, and how to keep dreams alive in a dark, sterile world Most of the characters are faeries who have taken on mortal flesh to survive in the coldness of the mortal world As noted in a couple entries, this game often serves as a sort of reference point for my real life
a person of subnormal intelligence
One apt to change; a waverer
A Kithain who is born Overhill, or who is placed there in exchange for a mortal baby See Between Changelings
Taken or left in place of another; changed
Given to change; inconstant
One who, or that which, is left or taken in the place of another, as a child exchanged by fairies
In British and Irish mythology, an infant of a fairy or sprite that the fairy has secretly exchanged for a human infant
a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
A simpleton; an idiot
{i} ugly child left by fairies in place of a pretty child (Folklore); child which is substituted for another
A stamp whose colour has been changed-intentionally or unintentionally-by contact with a chemical or exposure to light
changelings
plural of changeling
changeling
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