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callow

cal·low [ ˈka-(ˌ)lō]

callow

adjective

Definition of callow

: lacking adult sophistication : immature
//callow youth callow newcomers

Other Words from callow

callowness \ ˈka-lō-nəs , -lə-nəs \ noun

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Recent Examples on the Web

//The remark helps endear Margaret to Johnson, who proceeds to gratuitously mock the 35th president as a callow braggart.
— Daniel Arkin, NBC News, "'The Crown' season three: Did Princess Margaret really party with LBJ?," 17 Nov. 2019
//Brady might be misdirecting and projecting pent-up disillusionment, frustration, and resentment about the current situation on to the callow kids.
— BostonGlobe.com, "Yes, Tom Brady’s frustrated, and management deserves blame for that," 15 Oct. 2019
//Charlotte, meanwhile, is a case study in the limits young straight women encounter when searching for connection in a dating pool of callow, untrustworthy males.
— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, "Review: French-Canadian ‘Genèse’ stirs the intensity of young love," 2 Oct. 2019
//This may seem melodramatic to you now, but the moment was more than a callow teen-ager, mostly unacquainted with death or real pain, could bear.
— Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, "Robert Hunter Gave the Grateful Dead Its Voice," 1 Oct. 2019
//Last week’s result: Beat Miami, 59-10 This week: vs. Arizona Wow was the major reaction after the blowout in Miami—and the Ravens get another rookie coach, with a callow QB, at home in Week 2.
— The Mmqb Staff, SI.com, "NFL Power Rankings Poll Week 2: Vikings, Ravens, Titans Climb; Steelers, Browns Plunge," 10 Sep. 2019
//The Navy lawyer, a callow young man more interested in softball games than the case, expects a plea bargain and a cover-up of what really happened.
— baltimoresun.com, "Tidewater Players celebrates 40th year with ‘A Few Good Men’," 9 Sep. 2019
//The success of an offense without starting QB questions and loaded at the skill positions hinges on the growth of a callow O-line.
— Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, "2019 College Football Rankings: No. 8 Florida Gators surging entering Year 2 under Dan Mullen," 17 Aug. 2019
//The Gunners were once famous for nurturing callow foreigners but lost patience with that approach five years ago.
— M.j., The Economist, "Man City’s and Liverpool’s rivals have copied their transfer strategy," 10 Aug. 2019

First Known Use of callow

1580, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for callow

Middle English calu bald, from Old English; akin to Old High German kalo bald, Old Church Slavonic golŭ bare

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Synonyms & Antonyms of callow

lacking in adult experience or maturity

a story about a callow youth who learns the value of hard work and self-reliance

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Phrases Synonymous with callow

wet behind the ears

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callow

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of callow

often disapproving —used to describe a young person who does not have much experience and does not know how to behave the way adults behave