A child secretly substituted for another in infancy; a child supposedly left by fairies in exchange for one stolen.
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| 释义 | the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > changeling (6) changeling1584 A child secretly substituted for another in infancy; a child supposedly left by fairies in exchange for one stolen. ouphea1616 Chiefly literary. An elf; a goblin; spec. the child of an elf or goblin; a changeling. Cf. oaf, n.1 aufe1621 An elf's child, a goblin child, a changeling left by the fairies; (hence) a misbegotten, deformed, or ‘idiot’ child; a half-wit, a simpleton. Cf… oaf1638 Originally: †an elf's child, a changeling; = ouphe, n. (obsolete). In later use: a fool, a stupid person; a large, clumsy man or boy; a rude and… killcrop1652 An insatiable child, supposed in folklore to be a fairy changeling. Subcategories:— fairy responsible for (1) |
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