释义 |
ˈbairnliness Sc. and north. dial. [f. next + -ness.] Childishness.
1838Blackw. Mag. XLIII. 270 Driven to the bairnliness of supping peas with a spoon. 1863Grosart Small Sins Pref. 9 Laborious ingenuity or childishness (note, perhaps our vernacular ‘bairnliness’ better expresses the thing). |