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changeling

C1 noun

changeling /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒlɪŋ/ nghĩa là đứa trẻ bị tiên, yêu tinh đánh tráo

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  1. đứa trẻ bị tiên, yêu tinh đánh tráo

    In pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature that was secretly exchanged for a human infant. In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology the exchanged infants were thought to be those of fairies, sprites or trolls; in other places, they were ascribed to demons, devils, or witches.

    european · also · figuratively

    [S]he, as her attendant, hath / A louely boy ſtollen, from an Indian king: / She neuer had ſo ſweete a changeling.

    Nothing will induce parents to show any attention to a child that they suspect of being a changeling.

  2. người/vật bị đánh tráo

    A person or object (especially when regarded as inferior) secretly exchanged for something else.

    broadly

  3. sinh vật biến hình

    An organism which can change shape to mimic others; a shape-shifter.

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