callant

cal·lant

noun \ˈka-lənt, ˈkä-\

Definition of CALLANT

chiefly Scottish

: boy, lad

Examples of CALLANT

1. <ever since he was a callant, he's been fishing off the eastern coast of Scotland>

Origin of CALLANT

Dutch or Middle French dialect; Dutch kalant customer, fellow, from Middle French dialect (Picard) calland customer, from Latin calent-, calens, present participle of calēre to be warm — more at lee

First Known Use: circa 1592

Related to CALLANT

Synonyms: boychick (or boychik), boyo [Irish], boy [chiefly Scottish], lad, laddie, nipper, shaveling, shaver, sonny, stripling, tad, youth

Related Words: adolescent, juvenile, kid, kiddie (also kiddy), kiddo, minor, moppet, teenager, tween, youngling, youngster; brat, gamin, guttersnipe, hobbledehoy, imp, squirt, urchin, whippersnapper; schoolboy; toddler, tot, tyke (also tike); mama's boy, mollycoddle

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Rhymes with CALLANT

gallant, talent