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/ˈCHānjliNG/,
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changelings, plural;
  1. A child believed to have been secretly substituted by fairies for the parents' real child in infancy

  1. idiot: a person of subnormal intelligence
  2. a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
  3. A changeling is a creature found in Western European folklore and folk religion. It is typically described as being the offspring of a fairy, troll, elf or other legendary creature that has been secretly left in the place of a human child. ...
  4. Changeling, in comics, may refer to: *Beast Boy, a DC Comics superhero who used the codename "Changeling" for a period during his membership in the Teen Titans *Changeling (Marvel Comics), a supervillain who later joined the X-Men
  5. Delia Sherman (born Tokyo, Japan) is a fantasy writer and editor. Her novel The Porcelain Dove won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. She lives in New York City with her wife and sometime collaborator, Ellen Kushner (they were married in 1996).
  6. In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, Doppelgangers are monstrous humanoids, identified primarily by their ability to change their shape and appearance to mimic almost any humanoid creature. ...
  7. Changeling is a 2008 American drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by J. Michael Straczynski. Based on real life events in 1928 Los Angeles, the film stars Angelina Jolie as a woman who is reunited with her missing son—only to realize he is an impostor. ...
  8. Kevin Sydney is a fictional character that has been a member of the X-Men in comic book stories published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Werner Roth, the character first appeared in X-Men #35 (August 1967).
  9. Changeling (ISBN 978-1852273811) is a 2007 autobiography by Mike Oldfield. It was published in May 2007 by Virgin Books. In May 2008 Changeling was re-released in a paperback edition.
  10. Changeling is a 1980 fantasy novel by Roger Zelazny. It was nominated for a Locus Award in 1981, and was followed by a sequel, Madwand.
  11. In common with all his films since Mystic River (2003), Clint Eastwood composed the music to the 2008 film Changeling himself. The score is jazz- and bebop-influenced, and mainly low-key, featuring lilting guitars and strings. ...
  12. This is a list of sentient species and races from the fictional universe of the Star Trek media franchise.
  13. The Changeling was Toyah's follow-up album to the critically acclaimed Anthem. Although it has a similar overall sound, the band's writing took a darker, almost gothic direction. ...
  14. The Changeling is a 1980 horror film directed by Peter Medak and starring George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere (Scott's real-life wife). The story is based upon events experienced by writer Russell Hunter while he was living in the Henry Treat Rogers Mansion of Denver, Colorado.
  15. The Changeling is a young adult novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. This book was first published in 1970. It was awarded a Christopher Award and named an outstanding book for young people by the Junior Library Guild.
  16. In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology, an infant of a fairy, sprite or troll that the creature has secretly exchanged for a human infant; An infant secretly exchanged with another infant; An organism which can change shape to mimic others
  17. (Changelings) The substitution of a little old mannikin of the elf race, for a young child. There are many tales representative of this belief in Scotland. The changeling grows up peevish and misshapen, always crying, and gives many proofs of its origin to those versed in such matteres. ...
  18. (Changelings) are a character race in the Eberron campaign setting. They evolved from the union of humans and doppelgangers and are now a distinct race. Changelings have a limited ability to alter their forms, making them particularly suited to spying and criminal activity. ...
  19. A stamp whose color has been changed-intentionally or unintentionally-by contact with a chemical or exposure to light.
  20. a stamp on which the color has been changed as the result of a chemical reaction.
  21. a half-witted person. Also, in European folklore, a faery or troll child that is left in the place of a human child taken. At first, the changeling looks just like the taken child, but gradually, its true (nonhuman) nature becomes apparent.
  22. A characteristic-defining ability that grants the object it's on every creature type. See rule 702.70, "Changeling."
  23. In folklore a fae child that was switched with a human infant so that it would be raised by human parents. In some folklore the fae is not a child but an elderly fae.
  24. Fairies child, ugly and crafty, left in a cradle instead of a human baby who has been robbed by the fairy to be brought up with their people.
  25. Changeling is a keyword that gives a card all possible creature types, similar to the ability of Mistform Ultimus. It appears on creatures and tribal spells in Lorwyn.