- Bairn - 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]
- BAIRN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of BAIRN is child How to use bairn in a sentence
- Bairn - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline
The meaning "one's own child; offspring of parents" is from late 12c (the Old English word was bearn; see bairn) Figurative use from late 14c Most Indo-European languages use the same word for "a child" and "one's child," though there are exceptions (such as Latin liberi pueri)
- BAIRN Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Bairn is a Scottish or Northern English word for child Bairn definition: a child; son or daughter See examples of BAIRN used in a sentence
- BAIRN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
BAIRN definition: 1 a child 2 a child Learn more
- bairn - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
(Scotland, and parts of Northern England) A child or baby She moved about the country like a ghost, gathering herbs in dark loanings, lingering in kirkyairds, and casting a blight on innocent bairns They say that a shag is good for an unborn child, they get the circulation of blood, or some shite
- bairn, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
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
- Bairn Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
Bairn definition: A child
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