changeling vs minor

minor vs changeling

changeling and minor both are nouns.

changeling is not an adjective while minor is an adjective.

changeling is not a verb while minor is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
changeling	Yes	No	No	No
minor	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, minor is a hypernym of changeling; that is, minor is a word with a broader meaning than changeling:

changeling: a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
minor: a young person of either sex

Other hypernyms of changeling include child, fry, kid, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster.

changeling (noun)	minor (noun)
a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy	a young person of either sex
a person of subnormal intelligence

changeling (adjective)	minor (adjective)
	inferior in number or size or amount
	lesser in scope or effect
	not of legal age
	(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees
	of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
	of lesser importance or stature or rank
	of lesser seriousness or danger
	of the younger of two boys with the same family name
	relatively moderate, limited, or small
	warranting only temporal punishment

changeling (verb)	minor (verb)
	have as one's secondary field of study

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