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changeling
[ cheynj-ling ]
noun
- a child surreptitiously or unintentionally substituted for another.
- (in folklore) an ugly, stupid, or strange child left by fairies in place of a pretty, charming child.
- Philately. a postage stamp that, by accident or intention, has been chemically changed in color.
- Archaic.
- a renegade or turncoat.
- an imbecile.
changeling
/ ˈʃɪԻɪŋ /
noun
- a child believed to have been exchanged by fairies for the parents' true child
- archaic.
- an idiot
- a fickle or changeable person
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of changeling1
Example Sentences
That metaphor of the outcast changeling, rejected for who she is at her core by a rigid society, earned a loyal following — and accolades, including an Eisner Award and a National Book Award nomination.
A changeling is what a fairy or demon or troll leaves behind when it kidnaps a human baby.
The Borg and the changelings came to an agreement in which the changelings would be the Borg’s vehicle to carry out some villainous plan to help them procreate.
I’m sure there’s no strategic advantage to examining a superior changeling ship’s technology when many of them have taken over Starfleet, but we digress.
His grand idea was to lure the changelings from the Shrike, a superior ship, onto the Titan?
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