callant
[ kah-luh nt ]
/ ˈkɑ lənt /
noun Chiefly Scot.
a lad; boy.
Also
cal·lan
[kah-luh n] /ˈkɑ lən/.
Origin of callant
1710–20; < Dutch
kalant fellow, chap, customer < Old North French
caland customer
Words nearby callant
callable,
callaghan,
callais,
callaloo,
callanetics,
callant,
callao,
callas,
callathump,
callback,
callboy
Example sentences from the Web for callan
British Dictionary definitions for callan
callant
callan (ˈkælən)
/ (ˈkælənt) /
noun
Scot
a youth; lad
Word Origin for callant
C16: from Dutch or Flemish
kalant customer, fellow