callow
[ kal-oh ]
/ ˈkæl oʊ /
adjective
immature or inexperienced: a callow youth.
(of a young bird) featherless; unfledged.
noun
a recently hatched worker ant.
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
Example sentences from the Web for callowness
British Dictionary definitions for callowness (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 callowness (2 of 2)
Callow
/ (ˈkæləʊ) /
noun
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