wisselkind
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From wisselen (“to swap”) + kind (“child”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
wisselkind n (plural wisselkinderen, diminutive wisselkindje n)
- (folklore) changeling; an infant of a magical creature secretly exchanged for a human infant
- Synonym: wisselbalg
- swapling; an infant secretly exchanged for another