| 单词 | changeling |
| 释义 | changeling (once / 8914 pages) 1n 2n A changeling is a child who is suspected to not be a couple’s real child. As the myth goes, a changeling was substituted by fairies. Do you ever feel like your parents might not be your real parents? Then maybe you’re a changeling. A changeling is part of a switcheroo by fairies who switch out a couple’s real baby with another baby. The new baby is the changeling. Fortunately, fairies are mythical creatures, so the concept of a changeling is also fanciful. The -ling part appears in many other Middle and Old English words: underling, hireling, duckling, and yearling, to name a few. WORD FAMILYchangeling: changelings USAGE EXAMPLESUntil this find, it was thought that the choreography for “Changeling” and “Springweather” were lost. New York Times(May 19, 2016) “I will tell you the story of Eilis and the Changeling. Do you know that tale?” Malinda Lo, Ash(2009) And the title “Changeling” surely is connected to the protean nature of this solo: He’s constantly changing shape and character. New York Times(Apr 24, 2016) 1 n a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy 2Hyper child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster a young person of either sex n a person of subnormal intelligence Syn|Hypo|Hyper cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, retard mongoloid a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense) simple, simpleton a person lacking intelligence or common sense |
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