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bairn

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What does bairn mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: bairns

bairn - a child: son or daughter
  youngster, minor, tiddler, tike, nestling, nipper, small fry, tyke, shaver, fry, child, kid young bird not yet fledged
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bairn (n.)
    A child.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • bairn
    bārn, n. (Scot.) a child.—adj. Bairn′-like.—ns. Bairn′team, Bairn′time, brood of children. [A.S. bearnberan, to bear.]

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