odmieniec — meaning in English
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English meaning
- changeling noun In folklore, a fairy or troll child secretly swapped for a human baby.
- misfit noun A person who doesn't fit in with the people or group around them.
Senses
odmieniec is used for these senses in English:
- changeling (European folklore, also, figurative) 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.
- misfit A badly adjusted person; someone unsuitable or set apart because of their habits, behaviour etc.
- mudpuppy An aquatic salamander of the family Proteidae.
changeling — full definition
- noun In folklore, a fairy or troll child secretly swapped for a human baby.
- noun A shape-shifting creature able to take on the appearance of others.
misfit — full definition
- noun A person who doesn't fit in with the people or group around them.
- noun Something, especially clothing, that fits badly.