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changeling

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: changeling

1
n
a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
2
n
a person of subnormal intelligence
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: changeling
1

n a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy

Type of:
child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster
a young person of either sex
2

n a person of subnormal intelligence

Synonyms:
cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, retard
Types:
mongoloid
a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense)
Type of:
simple, simpleton
a person lacking intelligence or common sense
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