a callow youth
1Callow — Cal low, a. [OE. calewe, calu, bald, AS. calu; akin to D. kaal, OHG. chalo, G. Kuhl; cf. L. calvus.] [1913 Webster] 1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged. [1913 Webster] An in the leafy summit, spied a nest, Which, o er the callow young, a… …
2youth — noun 1 period of your life when you are young ADJECTIVE ▪ early ▪ lost ▪ nostalgia for her lost youth ▪ misspent (often humorous) ▪ His lack …
3callow — [[t]kæ̱loʊ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A callow young person has very little experience or knowledge of the way they should behave as an adult. ...a callow youth …
4callow — adjective Etymology: Middle English calu bald, from Old English; akin to Old High German kalo bald, Old Church Slavic golŭ bare Date: 1580 lacking adult sophistication ; immature < callow youth > • callowness noun …
5callow — callowness, n. /kal oh/, adj. 1. immature or inexperienced: a callow youth. 2. (of a young bird) featherless; unfledged. n. 3. a recently hatched worker ant. [bef. 1000; ME, OE calu bald; c. D kaal, G kahl bald, OCS golu bare] Syn. 1. untried,… …
6callow — cal|low [ˈkæləu US lou] adj [: Old English; Origin: calu hairless ] young and without experience used to show disapproval = ↑immature ▪ a callow youth …
7callow — adjective literary young and without experience; immature: a callow youth …
8callow — cal•low [[t]ˈkæl oʊ[/t]] adj. 1) immature or inexperienced: a callow youth[/ex] 2) orn (of a young bird) featherless; unfledged • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME, OE calu bald, c. MD, MLG kale, OHG chalo bald, OCS golŭ bare cal′low•ness, n …
9callow — /ˈkæloʊ / (say kaloh) adjective 1. immature or inexperienced: a callow youth. 2. (of a young bird) featherless; unfledged. –noun 3. an underburnt brick, softer than common or clinker brick. {Middle English and Old English calu, calw , bald, bare} …
10callow — green, crude, raw, *rude, rough, uncouth Analogous words: puerile, boyish, juvenile, *youthful: naive, ingenuous, simple, unsophisticated, artless, *natural: adolescent, pubescent (see corresponding nouns at YOUTH) Antonyms: full fledged, grown… …
