Wechselbalg

== German == === Etymology === wechseln (“to exchange”) +‎ Balg (“baby, brat”). Cognate to Dutch wisselbalg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛksəlˌbalk/ Rhymes: -alk Hyphenation: We‧chsel‧balg === Noun === Wechselbalg m (strong, genitive Wechselbalgs or Wechselbalges, plural (northern Germany) Wechselbälger or (southern Germany) Wechselbälge) (mythology) changeling (an infant that was secretly exchanged for a mother's own baby by an evil creature) (dated) child born out of wedlock ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Wechselbalg”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Wechselbalg” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon