cambion
- noun
- /ˈkæmbiən/
- Archaic
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cambión
- The villagers feared the baby was a cambion left by fairies during the night.
Examples
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The child was a cambion.
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In old legends, a cambion was often blamed for a child's strange behavior.
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Stories of the cambion were told to explain mysterious illnesses in children.
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Beware of the cambions that roam the forest at dusk!
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The villagers whispered that the strange boy was a cambion, left in place of a human child by dark forces.
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In folklore, a cambion is said to have the abilities of both a demon and a human.
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Legends tell of a cambion who appears perfectly normal but possesses supernatural powers.
Synonyms
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A child parents believe fairies secretly swapped for their real baby
A child in old stories left by fairies to replace a family's real baby
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cambion comes from the old root camb-, meaning 'exchange' or 'change', like the English word change. A helpful way to remember is that a changeling was thought to be a child 'exchanged' by fairies, so cambion once meant a child left or made by supernatural beings.