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Changeling

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Translation of "changeling" into Russian

changeling
Noun
raiting
UK
/ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ/
US
/ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ/
changeling
changelings pl
The villagers believed the child was a changeling left by fairies.
Жители деревни верили, что ребенок был подменышем, оставленным феями.
Additional translations
обменённый ребёнок

Definitions

changeling
Noun
raiting
UK
/ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ/
US
/ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ/
A child believed to have been secretly substituted by fairies for the parents' real child in infancy.
The villagers whispered that the strange behavior of the child was because he was a changeling left by the fairies.
A person who is fickle or inconstant; one given to change.
Ever the changeling, he shifted his loyalties whenever it suited him.
changeling
Adjective
raiting
UK
/ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ/
US
/ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ/
Fickle or inconstant; liable to change.
His changeling moods kept everyone around him on edge.

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