bairn

[ bairn; Scots beyrn ]

/ bɛərn; Scots beɪrn /

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noun Scot. and North England.

a child; son or daughter.

Origin of bairn

before 900; Middle English bern, barn,Old English bearn; cognate with Gothic, Old Norse, Old High German, Old Saxon, barn,Old Frisian bern,Middle Dutch baren,Albanian me barrë pregnant; akin to Lithuanian bérnas boy, fellow, bear¹

Words nearby bairn

Bainqen Lama, Bairam, Baird, Baird Mountains, baire, bairn, Bairnsfather, Ba. Is., Baisakhi, bait, bait-and-switch

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Example sentences from the Web for bairn

Before this misadventure Nial had been what Mr. Morrison himself called "a waefu' bairn."
Pharais and The Mountain Lovers|Fiona Macleod
He's a fool that marries at Yule; for when the bairn's to bear the corn's to shear.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop
I have had the reins since you were a bairn, and you have been a handful.
Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers|Ian Maclaren
Can He no shift it frae the tae airm to the tither, but the bairn maun girn?
The Elect Lady|George MacDonald

Then tha knaws ma son John, 'ee war nowt but a bairn when brether Dick took un to 'Merriky!
Stories in Light and Shadow|Bret Harte

British Dictionary definitions for bairn

bairn

/ (bɛən, Scottish bern) /

noun

Scot and Northern English a child

Word Origin for bairn

Old English bearn; related to bearm lap, Old Norse, Old High German barn child

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单词	bairn
释义	bairn [ bairn; Scots beyrn ] / bɛərn; Scots beɪrn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bairn ON THESAURUS.COM noun Scot. and North England. a child; son or daughter. Origin of bairn before 900; Middle English bern, barn,Old English bearn; cognate with Gothic, Old Norse, Old High German, Old Saxon, barn,Old Frisian bern,Middle Dutch baren,Albanian me barrë pregnant; akin to Lithuanian bérnas boy, fellow, bear¹ Words nearby bairn Bainqen Lama, Bairam, Baird, Baird Mountains, baire, bairn, Bairnsfather, Ba. Is., Baisakhi, bait, bait-and-switch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bairn Before this misadventure Nial had been what Mr. Morrison himself called "a waefu' bairn." Pharais and The Mountain Lovers\|Fiona Macleod He's a fool that marries at Yule; for when the bairn's to bear the corn's to shear. The Proverbs of Scotland\|Alexander Hislop I have had the reins since you were a bairn, and you have been a handful. Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers\|Ian Maclaren Can He no shift it frae the tae airm to the tither, but the bairn maun girn? The Elect Lady\|George MacDonald Then tha knaws ma son John, 'ee war nowt but a bairn when brether Dick took un to 'Merriky! Stories in Light and Shadow\|Bret Harte British Dictionary definitions for bairn bairn / (bɛən, Scottish bern) / noun Scot and Northern English a child Word Origin for bairn Old English bearn; related to bearm lap, Old Norse, Old High German barn child Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bairn juvenile, daughter, moppet, nipper, tyke, tot, son, youth, infant, youngster, baby, squirt, toddler, kid
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bairn

noun Scot. and North England.

Origin of bairn

Words nearby bairn

Example sentences from the Web for bairn

British Dictionary definitions for bairn

noun

Word Origin for bairn

Words related to bairn