childe

¹

[ chahyld ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. a youth of noble birth.

Childe

²

[ chahyld ]

noun

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

childe

/ tʃaɪld /

noun

1. archaic.
   a young man of noble birth

Word History and Origins

Origin of childe¹

Spelling variant of child

Word History and Origins

Origin of childe¹

C13: variant of child

Example Sentences

On such a night one will naturally recall such passages as the following, from Byron's "Childe Harold:"

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This was at the time when he wrote the second canto of "Childe Harold."

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The impression produced two days later by Byron's "Childe Harold" was as instantaneous as it has proved deep and lasting.

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Through all these varied scenes his mind was brooding on the verses of the "Childe Harold."

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There is a fine expressive line in Childe Harold: “Blow, swiftly blow, thou keen compelling gale,” etc.

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