Definition of CALLANT

callant

Plural: callants

Noun

  • A Scottish term for a young boy or lad.
  • lad, boy

Examples

  • He thought the word CALLANT sounded like a character from an old Scottish novel.

Origin / 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”).

Scrabble Score: 9

callant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
callant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
callant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

callant: valid Words With Friends Word