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changeling vs nestling

nestling vs changeling

changeling and nestling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
changeling Yes No No No
nestling Yes No No No
As nouns, nestling is a hypernym of changeling; that is, nestling is a word with a broader meaning than changeling:
  • changeling: a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
  • nestling: a young person of either sex
Other hypernyms of changeling include child, fry, kid, minor, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster.
changeling (noun) nestling (noun)
a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy young bird not yet fledged
a person of subnormal intelligence a young person of either sex
Difference between changeling and nestling

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