BAIRN

bairn

(noun) a child: son or daughter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bairn (plural bairns)

(Scotland, and parts of Northern England) A child or baby.

Synonyms

• See also child.

Anagrams

• Brain, Brian, Rabin, abrin, brain, brian

Source: Wiktionary


Bairn, n. Etym: [Scot. bairn, AS. bearn, fr. beran to bear; akin to Icel., OS., &Goth. barn. See Bear to support.]

Definition: A child. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] Has he not well provided for the bairn ! Beau. & Fl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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