Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

callant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
callant
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

lad, boy

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle Dutch calant (Modern Dutch klant), from Picard kalant, from Old Northern French calant, from Old French chaloir (“to heat, to care about”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: calant, kalant, chaloir

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does callant mean?
lad, boy
Where does callant come from?
It is traced to Old French.

How to pronounce callant

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