callow
[ kal-oh ]
/ ˈkæl oʊ /
adjective
immature or inexperienced: a callow youth.
(of a young bird) featherless; unfledged.
noun
a recently hatched worker ant.
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Origin of callow
before 1000; Middle English, Old English calu bald; cognate with Dutch kaal,German kahl bald, OCS golŭ bare
SYNONYMS FOR callow
OTHER WORDS FROM callow
cal·low·ness, nounWords nearby callow
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British Dictionary definitions for callow (1 of 2)
callow
/ (ˈkæləʊ) /
adjective
lacking experience of life; immature
rare (of a young bird) unfledged and usually lacking feathers
Derived forms of callow
callowness, nounWord Origin for callow
Old English calu; related to Old High German kalo, Old Slavonic golú bare, naked, Lithuanian galva head, Latin calvus bald
British Dictionary definitions for callow (2 of 2)
Callow
/ (ˈkæləʊ) /
noun
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