Changeling synonyms

They carry off children, leaving changeling substitutes, transport men and women into fairyland, and are generally the causes of all mysterious phenomena.

The fairy changeling belief also exists in some districts of Argyll, and a fairy boy dwelt long in a small farm-house in Glencoe, now unoccupied.

But although she resorted to all sorts of expedients, even to that of trying to pass off a changeling as the grand duke's child, she was not successful.

They often tried to carry away newborn babies, leaving a changeling in their place.

Duality and Power: Although primarily a feminine symbol, strong men of past eras often associated themselves with the changeling butterfly.