having a mental age of between eight and twelve years
retard
verb
slow the growth or development of
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Wechselbalg
eine Person mit unterdurchschnittlicher Intelligenz
🇫🇷French
changeant
une personne d'une intelligence inférieure à la normale
🇪🇸Spanish
cambiante
una persona de inteligencia subnormal
🇮🇹Italian
cangiante
una persona di intelligenza subnormale
🇳🇱Dutch
wisselaar
een persoon met een subnormale intelligentie
🇵🇹Portuguese
metamorfo
uma pessoa de inteligência subnormal
🇷🇺Russian
подменыш
человек со сверхнормальным интеллектом
India
🇮🇳Hindi
चेंजलिंग
असामान्य बुद्धि का व्यक्ति
🇧🇩Bengali
পরিবর্তন
অস্বাভাবিক বুদ্ধিমত্তার একজন ব্যক্তি
🇮🇳Tamil
மாறுதல்
சாதாரண நுண்ணறிவு கொண்ட ஒரு நபர்
🇮🇳Telugu
మారుతున్న
సాధారణ తెలివితేటలు లేని వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
बदलणे
असामान्य बुद्धिमत्तेची व्यक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
ફેરફાર
અસાધારણ બુદ્ધિની વ્યક્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬದಲಾಯಿಸುವುದು
ಅಸಹಜ ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತಿಕೆಯ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മാറ്റുന്നു
സാധാരണ ബുദ്ധിശക്തിയുള്ള ഒരു വ്യക്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬਦਲਣਾ
ਅਸਧਾਰਨ ਬੁੱਧੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
تبدیل کرنا
غیر معمولی ذہانت والا شخص
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
换生灵
智力低下的人
🇯🇵Japanese
取り替え子
標準以下の知性を持つ人
🇰🇷Korean
체인지링
지능이 보통 이하인 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thay đổi
một người có trí thông minh dưới mức bình thường
🇹🇭Thai
การเปลี่ยนแปลง
คนที่มีสติปัญญาต่ำกว่าปกติ
🇮🇩Indonesian
perubahan
seseorang dengan kecerdasan di bawah normal
🇵🇭Filipino
nagbabago
isang taong may subnormal na katalinuhan
🇲🇾Malay
berubah-ubah
seorang yang mempunyai kecerdasan subnormal
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
التغيير
شخص ذو ذكاء أقل من الطبيعي
🇮🇷Persian
تغییر دادن
فردی با هوش غیرعادی
🇹🇷Turkish
değişen
normalin altında zekaya sahip bir kişi
🇮🇱Hebrew
שינוי
אדם בעל אינטליגנציה תת-נורמלית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'changeling'?
The primary meaning of 'changeling' is 'a person of subnormal intelligence'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'changeling' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'changeling' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'changeling' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'changeling' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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