chield

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noun

A man; a fellow, chap.

OriginScots chield →
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Meanings

nounchield (plural chields)

plural chields · alternative chiel · alternative childe

  1. ScotlandA man; a fellow, chap.

    Kinraddie fair seethed with the news next day, all about the attack on the Mill and how Rob had chased the childes that came up against him […].

    1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 196

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
birdblokebullcatchapcovecoveydudefellowgadgiegategeezergloakhomieman

Origin

  1. Scotschield
  2. Englishchield

Borrowed from Scots chield, apparently a variant form of child retained in specific senses.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

childechelidEdlich
Cite this entry
APA

chield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chield

MLA

“chield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chield. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chield,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chield.

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