chield

American  

[cheeld] / tʃild /

Also chiel

noun

Scot.

1. a young man; fellow.

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Etymology

Origin of chield

First recorded in 1525–35; variant of child

Example Sentences

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chield

Ah, but ye judge Rob hardly," said the Bailie, "ye judge him hardly, puir chield; and the truth is, that ye ken naething about our hill country, or Hielands, as we ca' them.

From Rob Roy — Volume 02 by Scott, Walter, Sir

Zounds, sir," he said as they went out, "that a chield with such a black beard should have no more heart than a hen-partridge.

From Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North by Scott, Walter, Sir

I have been readin' o' what a clever doctor chield has accomplished i' Edinbro' by the pooer o' mind upon mind——' 'Ye mean Christian Science—Faith-Healing?' queried his companion scornfully.

From Border Ghost Stories by Pease, Howard

Auld Wodrow lang has hatch’d mischief, We thought ay death wad bring relief, But he has gotten, to our grief, Ane to succeed him, A chield wha’ll soundly buff our beef; I meikle dread him.

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert

“I heard the voice of that lad Andrew Lammie; can the chield be drowning that he skirls sae uncannily?” said the old woman, seating herself on the ground, and looking earnestly at the water. 

From Folk-Lore and Legends Scotland by Anonymous