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(Definition of bairn from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of bairn. bairn. Thousands of old men and wives and bairns are starving and their breadwinners can get neither unemployment pay nor outdoor relief.
Definition. Synonyms. Example Sentences. Word History. Related Articles. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. bairn. 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.
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.
(Definition of bairn from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of bairn. bairn. It was an excited breath of a word from the wide-eyed bairns. From Project Gutenberg. The sun, who never before had been allowed to touch his bairns, arose and approached their sleeping place.
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. 5.
4 Jun 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.
Definition of bairn noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
