Definitions for Callow
ˈkæl oʊcal·low

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fledgling, unfledged, callowadjective

   young and inexperienced

   "a fledgling enterprise"; "a fledgling skier"; "an unfledged lawyer"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. callownoun

   A callow young bird.

2. callownoun

   A callow or teneral phase of an insect or other arthropod, typically shortly after ecdysis, while the skin still is hardening, the colours have not yet become stable, and as a rule, before the animal is able to move effectively.

3. callowadjective

   Bald.

4. callowadjective

   Unfledged (of a young bird).

5. callowadjective

   Immature, lacking in life experience.

   Those three young men are particularly callow youths.

6. callowadjective

   Lacking color or firmness (of some kinds of insects or other arthropods, such as spiders, just after ecdysis). Teneral.

7. callowadjective

   Shallow or weak-willed.

8. callowadjective

   Unburnt (of a brick)

9. Etymology: From calwe, from calu, from kalwaz, from gAlw-. Cognate with kaal, kahl, голый.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Callowadjective

   Unfledged; naked; without feathers.

   Bursting with kindly rapture, forth disclos’d
   Their callow young. Paradise Lost, b. vii. l. 420.

   Then as an eagle, who, with pious care,
   Was beating widely on the wing for prey,
   To her now silent airy does repair,
   And finds her callow infants forc’d away. Dryden.

   How in small flights they know to try their young,
   And teach the callow child her parent’s song. Matthew Prior.

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1. callow

   Callow refers to someone, usually young, who is inexperienced, immature, or lacks the sophistication and wisdom that comes with age or experience. It is often used to describe behavior or actions that seem naive or show a lack of judgment.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Callowadjective

   destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged

2. Callowadjective

   immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth

3. Callownoun

   a kind of duck. See Old squaw

4. Etymology: [OE. calewe, calu, bald, AS. calu; akin to D. kaal, OHG. chalo, G. Kuhl; cf. L. calvus.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Callow

   Callow is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, about 4 miles south of Hereford. The church is dedicated to St Mary.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Callow

   kal′ō, adj. not covered with feathers: unfledged, unbearded: inexperienced: low-lying and liable to be submerged.—n. an alluvial flat. [A.S. calu; Ger. kahl, L. calvus, bald.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Callow

   an inland county in Leinster, Ireland; also the county town.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CALLOW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Callow is ranked #22026 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Callow surname appeared 1,177 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Callow.
   
   94.6% or 1,114 total occurrences were White.
   1.9% or 23 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 17 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.9% or 11 total occurrences were Black.

Anagrams for Callow »

1. low-cal

How to pronounce Callow?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Callow in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Callow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Callow
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Callow
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Callow
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Callow
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Callow
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Callow
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Callow
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html