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swan maiden

swan maiden noun: a woman able to shapeshift between human and swan forms.

Noun

swan maiden (plural swan maidens)

  1. A woman able to shapeshift between human and swan forms.
    • On the other hand, the kobolds, brownies, and other household sprites who are not merely benign, but helpful, if well treated; the elf-maids who marry mortals, the swan-maidens, and the like, bear the stamp of Teutonic fancy.1883 June 16, The Academy, London, page 416, column 1

Forms of swan maiden

pluralswan maidens

Questions about swan maiden

What does swan maiden mean?
Swan maiden means a woman able to shapeshift between human and swan forms.
What part of speech is swan maiden?
Swan maiden is a noun.
What is the plural of swan maiden?
The plural of swan maiden is swan maidens.

Words near swan maiden in the dictionary

  1. Swan Hill West
  2. swan hopper
  3. swan hoppers
  4. swan hopping
  5. Swan Island
  6. swan maiden
  7. swan maidens
  8. swan mark
  9. swan marks
  10. Swan Marsh
  11. swan moth

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