auld-farrant

adjective

auld-far·​rant

variants or auld-farran

(ˈ)⸗¦farən,

-ənt,

-ənd

chiefly Scottish

: wise beyond one's years : sagacious, cunning

Word History

Etymology

Scots auld + farrant, farran

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