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- DictionaryBairn/bern/
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- 1. a child. Scottish, Northern English
noun [ C ] Scottish English or Northern English uk / beən / us / bern / Add to word list. a child. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Children & babies. ankle-biter. arrival. babe in arms. baby. comfort blanket. crawler. designer baby. devil. diddums. neonate. new addition. nipper. only child. oops-a-daisy. teethe. tiddler. tike. toddler.
Bairn is a Northern England English, Scottish English and Scots term for a child. It originated in Old English as "bearn", becoming restricted to Scotland and the North of England c. 1700. In Hull the r is dropped and the word Bain is used.
Feb 2, 2024 · bairn (third-person singular simple present bairns, present participle bairnin, simple past bairnt, past participle bairnt) to make pregnant. Whaiver he wis, he'd bairned her. Whoever he was, he'd got her pregnant.
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:
3 days ago · 1. a. a boy or girl between birth and puberty. b. ( as modifier ) child labour. 2. a baby or infant. 3. an unborn baby. Related prefix: paedo- 4. See with child.
Apr 21, 2024 · Definitions of bairn. noun. a child: son or daughter. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Bairn." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/bairn. Accessed 21 Apr. 2024. Copy citation. VocabTrainer™. 2 million people have mastered 401,231,808 new words. Master your first word today! Start Now.
noun. A child. American Heritage. A son or daughter; child. Webster's New World. (Scotland, and parts of Northern England) A child or baby. Wiktionary. Synonyms: youngster. tot. kid. innocent. child. moppet. juvenile. bud. Other Word Forms of Bairn. Noun. Singular: bairn. Plural: bairns. Origin of Bairn.
