swapling

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swapling

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From swap + -ling.

noun swaplings

An infant or child secretly exchanged for another; changeling. A fire was kept burning in front of this and swaplings were kept inside to "poke away" the wild animals, including bears (as Grandma recalled being told).
Similar: changeling, oaf

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"swapling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/swapling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"swapling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/swapling.

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@misc{swapling_2026,
  title = {swapling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swapling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}