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changeling

/ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒlɪŋ/

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noun

طفل مُبَدَّل

In pre-modern European mythology, an infant that was secretly exchanged for a mother's own baby by an evil creature. (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 witches, devils, or demons.)

Examples :

"Old wives told stories of a neighbor's child being a changeling, claiming that the baby, sickly and strange, had been swapped with a fairy child in the cradle. "

روت العجائز قصصاً عن كون طفل الجار طفلاً مبدلاً، زاعمين أن الطفل المريض والغريب قد استُبدل بطفل جنية في المهد.

mythology religion supernatural story tradition culture inhuman

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noun

طفل مُبَدَّل

An infant secretly exchanged with another infant by mistake or by human doing; swapling.

Examples :

"Rumors spread through the village that the sickly baby found on the doorstep was a changeling, swapped for the family's healthy newborn. "

انتشرت شائعات في القرية بأن الطفل المريض الذي عُثر عليه على عتبة الباب كان طفلاً مُبَدَّلاً، تم تبديله بطفل العائلة حديث الولادة السليم.

mythology literature religion family culture supernatural

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noun

متحول، مسخ

An organism which can change shape to mimic others.

Examples :

"In the science fiction story, the alien was a changeling, able to perfectly copy the appearance of anyone it met. "

في قصة الخيال العلمي، كان الفضائي متحولًا، قادرًا على نسخ مظهر أي شخص يقابله بشكل مثالي.

organism mythology biology supernatural being inhuman literature character animal nature story

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noun

أبله، معتوه

A simpleton; an idiot.

Examples :

"He acted like a complete changeling, staring blankly when asked simple questions. "

تصرف كأنه أبله تمامًا، محدقًا بذهول عندما طُرحت عليه أسئلة بسيطة.

character person mind human being

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noun

المتغير، المتردد

One apt to change; a waverer.

Examples :

"Because Sarah couldn't commit to a major, her advisor jokingly called her a changeling, always switching between art, history, and biology. "

بسبب عدم قدرة سارة على الالتزام بتخصص رئيسي، وصفها مستشارها مازحًا بأنها متغيرة، تنتقل دائمًا بين الفن والتاريخ والأحياء.

character person tendency attitude mind