callow
adjective/ˈkæləʊ/
/ˈkæləʊ/
(formal, disapproving)- young and without experience synonym inexperienced
- a callow youth
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCallow is used with these nouns:- youth
Word OriginOld English calu ‘bald’, of West Germanic origin, probably from Latin calvus ‘bald’. This was extended to mean ‘unfledged’, which led to the present sense ‘immature’.Want to learn more?
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