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   callow

   /ˈkaləʊ/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a young person) inexperienced and immature: "earnest and callow undergraduates"

   Word Origin Old Englishcalu ‘bald’, of West Germanic origin, probably from Latin calvus ‘bald’. This was extended to mean ‘unfledged’, which led to the present sense ‘immature’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. callowly adverb
   • 2. callowness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCALLOW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Callow means someone who is inexperienced, naive, or immature, especially a young person. Learn how to use this word in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in different languages.

   • English (US)

     CALLOW meaning: 1. Someone, especially a young person, who...

   • Znaczenie Callow, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     CALLOW definicja: 1. Someone, especially a young person, who...

   • Callow: Portuguese Translation

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   • Callow in Simplified Chinese

     CALLOW translate: （尤指年轻人）幼稚的;不自信的;不谙世事的. Learn more in the...

   • Traditional

     CALLOW translate: （尤指年輕人）幼稚的;不自信的;不諳世事的. Learn more in the...

   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     callow 의미, 정의, callow의 정의: 1. Someone, especially a young...

   • Pronunciation in English

     CALLOW pronunciation. How to say CALLOW. Listen to the audio...

   • CallUs

     CALLUS definition: 1. an area of hard skin, especially on...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › callowCallow Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Callow means lacking adult sophistication or experience, or immature. It comes from a word that meant "bald" in Middle English and Old English, and was applied to young birds or people who hadn't spread their wings.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCALLOW | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Callow means someone, especially a young person, who is inexperienced, naive or immature. Learn how to use this word in sentences and see its synonyms and translations in different languages.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › callowCALLOW Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Callow means immature or inexperienced, or (of a young bird) featherless. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related words from Dictionary.com.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCALLOW definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Callow means lacking experience or knowledge of the way one should behave as an adult, or unfledged and featherless for a young bird. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related terms from Collins English Dictionary.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcallow adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Callow means young and without experience, and is often used in a disapproving way. Learn how to pronounce it, see an example sentence, and find a synonym for callow.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › callowCallow - definition of callow by The Free Dictionary

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   Callow means lacking adult maturity or experience; immature. Find the origin, pronunciation, translation and examples of callow in different contexts, such as biology, zoology and theatre.