bairn

  • 11bairn — [[t]be͟ə(r)n[/t]] bairns N COUNT A bairn is a child. [SCOTTISH] He s a lovely bairn …

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  • 12bairn — UK [beə(r)n] / US [bern] noun [countable] Word forms bairn : singular bairn plural bairns Scottish a baby or child …

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  • 13bairn — I Scottish Vernacular Dictionary child II Cumbrian Dictionary ( n beyrn) See bairden. III Cleveland Dialect List a child IV A Geordie Dictionary A child Anglo Saxon and Viking V North Country (Newcastle) W …

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  • 14bairn — Scottish expression: a small child. I havn t been back to Scotland since I was but a wee bairn …

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  • 15bairn — Scottish expression: a small child. I havn t been back to Scotland since I was but a wee bairn …

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  • 16bairn — /bɛən/ (say bairn) noun Chiefly Scottish a child. {Scottish, from Old English bearn} …

  • 17bairn-team — bairnˈ team or bairnˈ time noun A brood of children • • • Main Entry: ↑bairn …

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  • 18bairn-time — bairnˈ team or bairnˈ time noun A brood of children • • • Main Entry: ↑bairn …

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  • 19bairn's-part — bairn sˈ part see ↑legitim • • • Main Entry: ↑bairn …

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  • 20bairn — noun Etymology: Middle English bern, barn, from Old English bearn & Old Norse barn; akin to Old High German barn child Date: before 12th century chiefly Scottish child …

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