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    bairn
    /bɛːn/

    noun

    • 1. a child. Scottish, Northern English

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBAIRN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bairnBairn Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Sep 27, 2012 · noun. ˈbern. Synonyms of bairn. chiefly Scotland. : child. Synonyms. bambino. bud. chap [Southern & Midland] chick. child. cub. juvenile. kiddie. kiddy. kiddo. moppet. sprat. sprout. squirt. whelp. youngling. youngster. youth. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of bairn in a Sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › bairnBAIRN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    The word bairn comes from the Old English word bearn, a “descendant,” and is related to the verb bear, as in bearing children. A bairn can be either a male or female child. It can also refer more generally to childhood.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBAIRN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ C ] Scottish English or Northern English us / bern / uk / beən / 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. tantrum. teethe. tiddler. tike.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBAIRN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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. 5. a human offspring; son or daughter. Related adjective: filial.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BairnBairn - Wikipedia

    Bairn is a Northern England English, Scottish English and Scots term for a child. [1] It originated in Old English as "bearn", becoming restricted to Scotland and the North of England c. 1700. [2] In Hull the r is dropped and the word Bain is used. [3]

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › bairnBairn - definition of bairn by The Free Dictionary

    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: