swapling
swapling noun: an infant or child secretly exchanged for another; changeling.
Noun
swapling (plural swaplings)
- An infant or child secretly exchanged for another; changeling.
- A fire was kept burning in front of this and swaplings were kept inside to "poke away" the wild animals, including bears (as Grandma recalled being told).1993, Huntington County, Indiana: History & Families, 1834-1993 - Page 330
- The parents of the human girl child would scream when they found the swapling, cry out even louder than they were doing right now, and wail, and call for the queen's guard, and kneel in their churches, […]2011, Christopher Golden, The Monster's Corner
- Synonyms:
- changeling, oaf
Synonyms of swapling
Forms of swapling
| plural | swaplings |
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Origin of swapling
From swap + -ling.
Questions about swapling
- What does swapling mean?
- Swapling means an infant or child secretly exchanged for another; changeling.
- What part of speech is swapling?
- Swapling is a noun.
- What is the plural of swapling?
- The plural of swapling is swaplings.
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