callant

noun

cal·​lant ˈka-lənt  ˈkä- 

chiefly Scotland

: boy, lad

Synonyms

• boy
• boychick
• boychik
• boyo [Irish]
• lad
• laddie
• nipper
• shaveling
• shaver
• sonny
• stripling
• tad
• youth

Examples of callant in a Sentence

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

Word History

Etymology

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, in the meaning defined above