bairn

bairn

B0031100 (bârn)n. Scots A child.

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[Middle English barn, from Old English bearn; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]

bairn

(bɛən; Scottish bern) nScot and Northern English a child[Old English bearn; related to bearm lap, Old Norse, Old High German barn child]

child

(tʃaɪld)

n., pl. chil•dren. 1. a person between birth and full growth; a young boy or girl. 2. a son or daughter. 3. a baby or infant. 4. a human fetus. 5. a person who behaves in a childish manner. 6. a descendant. 7. any person or thing regarded as the product of particular circumstances or influences: children of poverty. 8. Archaic. childe. Idioms: 1. great or big with child, (of a human female) being in the late stages of pregnancy. 2. with child, (of a human female) pregnant. [before 950; Middle English; Old English cild; akin to Gothic kilthai womb] child′less, adj. child′less•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bairn - a child: son or daughter Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kiltschild, kid, minor, nipper, tiddler, youngster, tike, shaver, small fry, nestling, fry, tyke - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"

bairn

nounScots. A young person between birth and puberty:bud, child, innocent, juvenile, moppet, tot, youngster.Informal: kid.

Translations

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