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- Also spelled:
- child
- Related Topics:
- apprenticeship
- child
- youth
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childe
literature
Also known as: child
childe, an archaic term referring to a youth of noble birth or a youth in training to be a knight. In literature the word is often used as a title, as in the character Childe Roland of Robert Browningâs poem âChilde Roland to the Dark Tower Cameâ and Lord Byronâs Childe Haroldâs Pilgrimage.
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