childe

¹ American  

[chahyld] / tʃaɪld /

noun

Archaic.

1. a youth of noble birth.

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Childe ² American  

[chahyld] / tʃaɪld /

noun

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

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childe British  

/ tʃaɪld /

noun

1. archaic a young man of noble birth

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Etymology

Origin of childe

Spelling variant of child

Example Sentences

I erre, thou art no childe to me, Nor longer Il'e thy louing father be.

From Seven Minor Epics of the English Renaissance (1596-1624) by Miller, Paul William

And the childe, in like manner, called such his godfathers or godmothers.”

From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger

Nor is the midge of four feete teyne, more than the olde, olde childe.

From Marjorie Dean College Freshman by Lester, Pauline

She sayd, "Lullabye, mine own dear childe,165 Lullabye, deare childe, deare; I wolde thy father were a kinge, Thy mothere layd on a biere."

From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various

A barons childe to be begyled,265 It were a curssed dede!

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various