What does "changeling" mean?
Changeling: A simpleton; an idiot. Macaulay. Changelings and fools of heaven, and thence shut out. Wildly we roam in discontent about. Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.One apt to change; a waverer. "Fickle changelings." Shak.
- 3.Taken or left in place of another; changed. "A little changeling boy." Shak.
- 4.Given to change; inconstant. [Obs.] Some are so studiously changeling. Boyle.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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