naiscowl noun a father: She says, Dinnae tell your naiscowl or your naismort! 20-. Compare naiskel which may be the same word etymology: origin of first element is obscure but it seems to denote a first-degree blood relative; compare Latin nāscor, Romanian naşte and Irish nasc; nais + Scots cowl ‘a man’; attested by DW in DB |