callow

adjective cal·low \ˈka-(ˌ)lō\

—used to describe a young person who does not have much experience and does not know how to behave the way adults behave

Full Definition of CALLOW

: lacking adult sophistication : immature <callow youth>

— cal·low·ness \ˈka-lō-nəs, -lə-nəs\ noun

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Middle English calu bald, from Old English; akin to Old High German kalo bald, Old Church Slavic golŭ bare

First Known Use: 1580

Synonyms: adolescent, green, immature, inexperienced, juvenile, puerile, raw, unfledged, unformed, unripe, unripened, wet behind the ears

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