childe

[ chahyld ]

nounArchaic.
  1. a youth of noble birth.

Origin of childe

1
Spelling variant of child

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Childe
[ chahyld ]

noun
  1. Vere Gordon [veer], /vɪər/, 1892–1957, English anthropologist, archaeologist, and writer; born in Australia.

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British Dictionary definitions for childe

childe

/ (tʃaɪld) /


noun
  1. archaic a young man of noble birth

Origin of childe

1
C13: variant of child

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