Parenting Humor

noun a child believed to have been secretly substituted by fairies for the parents' real child in infancy

• The folklore of a changeling is often found in European mythology.
• I heard a story about a changeling who was swapped at birth.
• That kid is like a changeling, always changing their appearance.
• The caterpillar undergoes a transformation, like a changeling turning into a butterfly.

noun a clumsy, stupid person; a bumpkin or yokel

• The oaf stumbled clumsily through the crowded room, knocking over a vase in his path.
• Don't be such an oaf and help me carry these boxes.
• That guy is such an oaf, he can't even tie his own shoelaces.
• Her boss was an oaf when it came to understanding new technology.