swapling

== English == === Etymology === From swap +‎ -ling. === Noun === swapling (plural swaplings) An infant or child secretly exchanged for another; changeling. Synonyms: auf, changeling, oaf 1993, Huntington County, Indiana: History & Families, 1834-1993 - Page 330: 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). === Anagrams === lapwings, spawling, waspling