shaveling
[noun]
Synonyms: boy, lad, laddie, son, stripling, tad

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shaveling noun & adjective. ['ʃeɪvlɪŋ] arch. E16.
[formed as SHAVED + -LING¹.]
A. noun.
1. A monk, friar, or priest, orig. a tonsured one. E16.
b. gen. A person with shaven head. rare. E17.

2. A youth, a young lad. rare. M19.
b. adjective.
1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a tonsured cleric. L16.

2. Shaven, having the hair cut off. E17.

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