bairn
noun
ˈbern 
chiefly Scotland
: child
Synonyms
- bambino
- bud
- chap [Southern & Midland]
- chick
- child
- cub
- juvenile
- kid
- kiddie
- kiddy
- kiddo
- moppet
- sprat
- sprout
- squirt
- whelp
- youngling
- youngster
- youth
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Example Sentences
at the Scottish festival there were traditional contests of strength and endurance, Celtic fiddlers, and groups of bairns performing Highland flings
Recent Examples on the Web Later, Marsali once again fails to read the room and talks to Ian about all of her bairns and the joys of a big family. 
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2020
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2020 Word History
Etymology
Middle English bern, barn, from Old English bearn & Old Norse barn; akin to Old High German barn child
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
bairns
noun
as in kids
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood at the Scottish festival there were traditional contests of strength and endurance, Celtic fiddlers, and groups of bairns performing Highland flings Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- kids
- children
- cubs
- youngsters
- sprats
- juveniles
- chicks
- kiddies
- moppets
- youths
- sprat
- babies
- whelps
- younglings
- teenagers
- chaps
- bambinos
- kiddos
- adolescents
- buds
- teens
- bambini
- infants
- monkeys
- toddlers
- sprouts
- squirts
- tykes
- lads
- schoolboys
- tots
- schoolkids
- urchins
- schoolchildren
- preschoolers
- tikes
- newborn
- rascals
- nestlings
- minors
- striplings
- cherubs
- schoolgirls
- kindergartners
- rapscallions
- imps
- weanlings
- neonates
- whippersnappers
- hellions
- mischiefs
- babes
- rogues
- nippers
- newborns
- kindergarteners
- preteens
- devils
- tweens
- rug rats
- tads
- bantlings
- tomboys
- teenyboppers
- teeners
- shavers
- cherubim
- jackanapeses
- subteens
- hoydens
- preteen-agers
- bobby-soxers
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- adults
- grown-ups
- oldsters
- elders
- ancients
- seniors
- middle-agers
- senior citizens
- old-timers
- golden-agers