chield C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /tʃild/ UK /tʃiːld/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun Scottish dialect for a young man, lad, or fellow A bonnie young chield came courting at the farm gate. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · scottish dialect for a... ladfellowyouthboychapman Word family Related forms childchiel Etymology AI details A Scots dialectal variant of child, from Old English cild ('child, young person'), of Germanic origin. In Scots it specifically denotes a young man or fellow. cild Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # chield **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /tʃild/ **IPA (UK):** /tʃiːld/ ## Meanings 1. Scottish dialect for a young man, lad, or fellow ## Examples - A bonnie young chield came courting at the farm gate. ## Synonyms - lad - fellow - youth - boy - chap - man ## Related Forms - child - chiel ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cild ## Etymology A Scots dialectal variant of child, from Old English cild ('child, young person'), of Germanic origin. In Scots it specifically denotes a young man or fellow. ## AI Etymology Chield is a Scots dialectal variant of child, from Old English cild ('child, young person'), of Germanic origin. In Scots it specifically denotes a young man or fellow. Important recorded forms include cild (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers Scottish dialect for a young man, lad, or fellow. The wider family includes related words such as child and chiel. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown