— callowness , n.
/kal"oh/ , adj.
1. immature or inexperienced: a callow youth.
2. (of a young bird) featherless; unfledged.
n.
3. a recently hatched worker ant.
[ bef. 1000; ME, OE calu bald; c. D kaal, G kahl bald, OCS golu bare ]
Syn. 1. untried, green, raw; naive, puerile, jejune.
Ant. 1. mature, adult, experienced.