how to pronounce changeling

/ˈtʃɛɪndʒ.lɪŋ/

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changeling is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of changeling in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… am i my mother was a changeling my …”

meanings of changeling

noun:

An infant secretly exchanged with another infant deliberately or by mistake; a swapling.
An organism which can change shape to mimic others; a shape-shifter.
A person or object (especially when regarded as inferior) secretly exchanged for something else.
In pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature that was secretly exchanged for a human infant. In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology the exchanged infants were thought to be those of fairies, sprites or trolls; in other places, they were ascribed to demons, devils, or witches.
An idiot, a simpleton.
A person apt to change their loyalty or thinking; a waverer.

adjective:

Changeable, fickle, inconstant, wavering.

changeling frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word changeling occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics changeling can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that changeling can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) life, nature, and living environment;