chield

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /tʃild/ UK /tʃiːld/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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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... lad fellow youth boy chap man

Word family

Related forms childchiel

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.

cild Old English

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# 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
- People & Society

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