changeling

(-liŋ)

noun

  1. a child secretly put in the place of another; esp., in folk tales, one exchanged in this way by fairies
  2. Archaic a changeable person; turncoat
  3. Archaic a feeble-minded person

See changeling in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A child secretly exchanged for another.
  2. Archaic A changeable, fickle person.
  3. Archaic A person of deficient intelligence.

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