callowness

Variant of callow

adjective

  1. still lacking the feathers needed for flying; unfledged
  2. young and inexperienced; immature

Origin: ME calwe < OE calu, bare, bald < IE base *gal-, bald, naked > L calvus, bald, Czech holý, naked, Ger kahl, bald

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