changeling

Meanings

Noun

a person of subnormal intelligence
a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
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.
A person or object (especially when regarded as inferior) secretly exchanged for something else.
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 apt to change their loyalty or thinking; a waverer.
An idiot, a simpleton.

Adj

Changeable, fickle, inconstant, wavering.

Origin / Etymology

The noun is derived from change + -ling (suffix with the sense ‘immature; small’). Sense 6 (“idiot, simpleton”) is from the idea that foolish children had been left by magical creatures (sense 1).
The adjective is derived from the noun.

Synonyms

addle pate, addle-brain, addlehead, airhead, Alternative spelling of dumbass., ass, assclown, asshat, asshead, asstard, asswipe, auf, baboon, beanbrain, beetlebrain, beetlehead, berk, bimbo, birdbrain, blockhead, blubberbrain, Boeotian, bonehead, boob, bozo, brainlet, brickhead, bubble brain, bubblehead, bufflehead, buffoon, buttbreath, changeable, changeful, changeling, Charlie, chowderhead, chucklehead, chump, cittern-head, clod, clodpate, clot, clown, crackhead, cretin, cuckoo, deadhead, dildo, dim bulb, dimbo, dimbus, dimwit, ding dong, dingbat, dingleberry, dingwad, dip, dipshit, dipstick, doldrum, dolt, donkey dick, donut, doodle, doof, doofoid, doofus, dope, dork, drivel, drongo, drool bucket, dullard, dumb bunny, dumb cluck, dumbbell, dumbfuck, dumbfucker, dumbhead, dumble, dumbling, dumbnut, dumbo, dumbshit, dummkopf, dummy, dunce, dunderhead, dunderpate, dynamic, eejit, everchanging, farthead, fathead, featherbrain, fenderhead, fickle, fleabrain, fluid, fool, fopdoodle, fuck-knuckle, fucktard, fuckwit, galoot, gimboid, gomer, gonk, goober, goof, goofball, goofy, goose, goosecap, gorbuson, gudgeon, ha'porth, half-wit, halfwit, hammerhead, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, inbred, inconstant, jackaninny, jackass, jellybrain, jerk, juggins, jughead, knothead, knucklehead, labile, lackwit, lamebrain, log, loggerhead, lummox, lunk, lunkhead, maroon, meatball, meathead, mental midget, mobile, mome, momo, mongoloid, mongtard, monkey, moron, mouth breather, muggins, mushhead, mutt, muttonhead, nimrod, nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, nit, nitwit, noddy, noodlehead, numbskull, oaf, peabrain, peagoose, peckerhead, pigwidgeon, pillock, pinhead, plank, plonker, prat, put, putz, retard, sap, saphead, schmo, shape-shifter, shapeshifter, shifter, shitbrain, shithead, shitneck, shitwit, silly, simp, simpleton, snapperhead, sot, space cadet, spanner, stupe, stupid, stupid-head, swapling, tard, thickhead, thicko, thickskull, tomfool, tonto, toolbox, tosspot, turkey, turncoat, twat, twit, unstable, variable, Vulgar:, wally, wantwit, wavering, wazzer, wazzock, witless wonder, yo-yo, zany

Scrabble Score: 17

changeling is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
changeling is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
changeling is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

changeling is a valid Words With Friends word