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changeling

noun

Definition of changeling

as in fairy

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Recent Examples of changeling 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. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2024 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 Since then, the Star Trek franchise has studiously avoided the changelings. — Alex Cranz, The Verge, 2 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for changeling

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Noun

The farm is also holding a Fairy Festival on July 18 and 19 featuring scavenger hunts, fairy stories and other activities in addition to the usual hayrides, petting farm and pony rides.

— Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026
Halloween fairy garden mini house decor to tuck into your outdoor garden for a low-effort, high-charm accent.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026

Definition of fairy

Noun

Reading allows children to live in a vibrant world, surrounded by fairies, elves and talking animals, transporting them to places where the impossible becomes real.

— Michelle Kearney, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
Ferrell starred as Buddy in the 2003 Christmas classic, which focused on a human adopted by elves and raised as an elf in the North Pole until one day, as an adult, discovering his true identity.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Definition of elf

Noun

Two years ago, the Man City phenom appeared in a 90-second spot for the game that saw him get recruited to storm a castle teeming with goblins, dragons and impish skeletons.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026
Follow the babe with the power into Jim Henson’s gloriously weird fantasy wonderland, where goblins sing, doors argue, and David Bowie’s Goblin King serves enough glam-rock charisma to power an entire kingdom.

— Arushi Jacob, Variety, 24 June 2026

Definition of goblin

Noun

Russia has used troll farms, fake social-media personas, and hacked materials to inflame political divisions in the United States, most notably during the 2016 campaign.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 14 July 2026
This isn't the first time athletes have ever had to deal with mean fans, or online trolls, or idiots behind a keyboard.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of troll

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Lawn Ornaments Too many lawn ornaments, such as gnomes, fairies, dolls, or flamingos, read as tacky to Emily Roose, the founder of Emily Roose Interiors.

— Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 23 June 2026
The venerable patriarch is leaning heavily on an ebony cane, and is followed closely by his personal assistant, a bald gnome of a man, armed with a notebook and pencil.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

Definition of gnome

Noun

The bixie, a bob-pixie hybrid, can come off as cool, sophisticated, or irreverent, all depending on your unique hair.

— Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Teyana Taylor Teyana Taylor once again departed from her curly pixie cut, styling straight extensions in its place.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 June 2026

Definition of pixie

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