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— English words —

• changeling n. (European folklore, also figurative) In pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature…
• changeling n. (By extension) A person or object (especially when regarded as inferior) secretly exchanged for something else.
• changeling n. (By extension, informal, rare) An infant secretly exchanged with another infant deliberately or by mistake;…
• changeling n. (Fantasy, science fiction) An organism which can change shape to mimic others; a shape-shifter.
• changeling n. (Archaic, also figurative) A person apt to change their loyalty or thinking; a waverer.
• changeling n. (Obsolete) An idiot, a simpleton.
• changeling adj. (Archaic, rare) Changeable, fickle, inconstant, wavering.

— English words, defined in German —

• changeling S. Wechselbalg.
• changeling S. Veraltet: der Abtrünnige.

— English words, defined in French —

• changeling n. (Mythologie) Dans la mythologie britannique, irlandaise et scandinave : enfant des elfes, des fées ou…
• changeling n. (Rare) Nourrisson échangé à la naissance.
• changeling n. (Fantastique, Science-fiction) Un organisme qui peut changer de forme pour en imiter d’autres.

— In French —

• changeling n.m. (Mythologie) Variante de changelin.

57 English words from 7 English definitions

also another apt Archaic By␣extension by␣mistake can change Changeable creature deliberately else especially European exchanged extension Fantasy fickle fiction figurative folklore for idiot inconstant infant inferior informal loyalty magical mimic mistake modern object Obsolete of␣a organism others person pre rare regarded science science␣fiction secretly shape shape-shifter shifter simpleton something something␣else their thinking waverer wavering when which with

13 English words from 6 foreign definitions

à␣la changer Dans der des elfes Fantastique fiction forme pour Rare Science Science␣fiction

19 foreign words from 6 foreign definitions

Abtrünnige autres britannique changelin échangé enfant fées imiter irlandaise mythologie naissance Nourrisson organisme peut qui scandinave Variante Veraltet Wechselbalg

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

changelings

37 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Ang ANG Ange angel Angel angeling cha Cha CHA -cha chan Chan -chan chang Chang change 'Change Chang'e Eli Eling gel han Han hang Hang hange ing -ing -ïng lin Lin -lin lin. Lin. ling Ling -ling

17 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

gna GNA GNI ile Ile %ile -ile ile- leg leg. nah NAH Nah. nil NIL nil- Nile

2 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

challenging changelings

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

channeling chargeling

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