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单词 changeling
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
change•ling /ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. an infant exchanged for another child usually secretly.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
change•ling  (chānjling),USA pronunciation n. 
  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.
  • change + -ling1 1545–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
changeling /ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ/ n
  1. a child believed to have been exchanged by fairies for the parents' true child
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