Meanings
nouncailleach (plural cailleachs)
plural cailleachs · alternative caillach · alternative cailliach
- ScotlandAn old woman.
Origin
- Scottish Gaeliccailleach
- Englishcailleach
From Scots, from Scottish Gaelic cailleach.
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APA
cailleach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cailleach
MLA
“cailleach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cailleach. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cailleach,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cailleach.
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