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The story of the changeling that Alice A referenced earlier in the series focused on a family putting a baby into a fire to bring their mother back.
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2024
Where to watch Krampus: Peacock 08 of 15 A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
What do the Krampus, a horde of undead elves, bloodthirsty changelings, and William Shatner have in common?
—Huntley Woods, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2023
Their first four children are appropriately adorable, but their fifth child is a violent oddball and possibly a changeling.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
Goblins steal a mother’s child and replace it with a ravenous changeling.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2024
Where to watch Krampus: Peacock 08 of 15 A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
What do the Krampus, a horde of undead elves, bloodthirsty changelings, and William Shatner have in common?
—Huntley Woods, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2023
Their first four children are appropriately adorable, but their fifth child is a violent oddball and possibly a changeling.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
Goblins steal a mother’s child and replace it with a ravenous changeling.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
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“Changeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/changeling. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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changeling
noun
change·ling
ˈchānj-liŋ 
: a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
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