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

OTHER WORDS FROM callow

cal·low·ness, noun

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, noun

Word 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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