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callant
[ kah-luhnt ]
/ ˈkɑ lənt /
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noun Chiefly Scot.
a lad; boy.
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Also cal·lan [kah-luhn]. /ˈkɑ lən/.
Origin of callant
1710–20; <Dutch kalant fellow, chap, customer <Old North French caland customer
Words nearby callant
callais, call alarm, callaloo, call-and-response, Callanetics, callant, Callao, Callas, call a spade a spade, callathump, callback
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British Dictionary definitions for callant
callant
callan (ˈkælən)
/ (ˈkælənt) /
noun
Scot a youth; lad
Word Origin for callant
C16: from Dutch or Flemish kalant customer, fellow
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