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- DictionaryBairn/bern/
noun
- 1. a child. Scottish, Northern English
Bairn. noun : child. 'Good news cannot be told too soon,' said Waverley; and with infinite joy communicated to him the happy tidings. The old man stood for a moment in silent devotion, then exclaimed, 'Praise be to God! I shall see my bairn again.'. — Walter Scott, Waverley, 1814.
Definition of bairn noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the noun bairn mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun bairn . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
noun. Scottish and Northern England. a child.
Synonyms for BAIRN: kid, child, cub, baby, juvenile, youngster, chick, whelp; Antonyms of BAIRN: adult, grown-up, elder, oldster, ancient, senior citizen, old-timer, middle-ager.
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. Time Traveler. The first known use of bairn was before the 12th century. See more words from the same century.
The word bairn is defined as a child or a young person. It is commonly used in Scotland, Northern England, and some parts of Ireland. The word is often used affectionately, and it is often used to refer to a child or a young person in a loving or caring way.
bairn meaning, definition, what is bairn: a baby or child – used in Scotland: Learn more.
bairn / ˈ beɚn/ noun. plural bairns. Britannica Dictionary definition of BAIRN. [count] Scotland. : child. a wee bairn [=a small child] BAIRN meaning: child.
Bairn is Scots, Scottish English, and Northern English for a child. It originated in Old English as "bearn", becoming chiefly Scottish circa 1700. A man with "his boat and bairns" in a calotype print from the 1840s, now in the National Galleries of Scotland. Cain bairns are children seized by witches and warlocks as tribute for the devil.
