callow
11Callow — There are three possible sources of this intriguing name, the first being that it is locational from places in Derbyshire and Herefordshire. Two of the places, near Wirksworth and Hathersage, in Derbyshire derive from the old English pre 7th… …
12callow — [[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 …
13callow — UK [ˈkæləʊ] / US [ˈkæloʊ] adjective Word forms callow : adjective callow comparative callower superlative callowest literary young and not experienced in life …
14callow — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… …
15callow — 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 …
16callow — 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,… …
17callow — adjective [ˈkæloʊ/ a) Unfledged (of a young bird). Those three young men are particularly “callow youths”. b) Immature, lacking in life experience …
18callow — adj. Callow is used with these nouns: ↑youth …
19Callow — Original name in latin Callow Name in other language State code GB Continent/City Europe/London longitude 52.01667 latitude 2.73333 altitude 77 Population 0 Date 2011 07 31 …
20callow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. featherless, unfledged; immature, inexperienced. See youth. Ant., mature, experienced. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. puerile, young, green, immature; see ignorant 2 , inexperienced , naive , young 2 …
