as in boy
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
ever since he was a callant, he's been fishing off the eastern coast of Scotland
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Security camera footage from the homes of missing kids reveals disturbing images of them running toward, rather than away from something, but concrete leads are elusive.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025 -
Hulk Hogan happened to be in the studio and body slams the kid on top of the mixing board and called him a Jabroni.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
5 Aug. 2025
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The series ended following claims that Michelle and Jim Bob’s eldest son, Josh Duggar, had molested multiple girls as a teenager, including four of his sisters.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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His recording career had lurched to a sudden halt for four years in 1979, due to a manager who refused to let him out of the stifling contract Reid had signed as a naive teenager.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Callant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callant. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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