childe

[ chahyld ]

/ tʃaɪld /

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noun Archaic.

a youth of noble birth.

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Origin of childe

Spelling variant of child

Words nearby childe

child benefit, childbirth, child bride, childcare, child-directed speech, childe, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, child endowment, Childermas, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came, Childers

Other definitions for childe (2 of 2)

Childe

[ chahyld ]

/ tʃaɪld /

noun

Vere Gordon

[veer], /vɪər/, 1892–1957, English anthropologist, archaeologist, and writer; born in Australia.

How to use childe in a sentence

On such a night one will naturally recall such passages as the following, from Byron's "Childe Harold:"
Three Years in the Federal Cavalry|Willard Glazier
This was at the time when he wrote the second canto of "Childe Harold."
My Recollections of Lord Byron|Teresa Guiccioli
The impression produced two days later by Byron's "Childe Harold" was as instantaneous as it has proved deep and lasting.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol X|Various
Through all these varied scenes his mind was brooding on the verses of the "Childe Harold."
The World's Greatest Books, Vol X|Various

There is a fine expressive line in Childe Harold: “Blow, swiftly blow, thou keen compelling gale,” etc.
The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2)|Florence A. Thomas Marshall

British Dictionary definitions for childe

childe

/ (tʃaɪld) /

noun

archaic a young man of noble birth

Word Origin for childe

C13: variant of child

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