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 - 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
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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 - definition of bairn by The Free Dictionary bairn - a child: son or daughter Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts