chiel

British

/ tʃiːl /

noun

a young man; lad

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Etymology

Origin of chiel

C14: a Scot variant of _child

Example Sentences

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chiel

Yes of course I am as jocund and elated as the next chiel at the success of Andy Murray and Chris Hoy and all those nice rowers and sailors.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2012

According to plan, she had mined England's chiel colonial ports, including Singapore.

From Time Magazine Archive

"The May Night Fantasy" is a moonlit revel of elves caught by a musical reporter, a surreptitious "chiel amang 'em takin' notes."

From Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions by Hughes, Rupert

Ye made a mistake, and trusted a rascal, and not the first poor daft chiel that did, to her cost.

From The Sapphire Cross by Fenn, George Manville

But I think I may venture to say that a wee drappie o’ soup will no’ hurt the chiel.

From The Voyage of the Aurora by Collingwood, Harry

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