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bairn

bairn
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bairn; Scot. beyrn]
    • /bɛərn; Scot. beɪrn/
    • /beən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bairn; Scot. beyrn]
    • /bɛərn; Scot. beɪrn/

Definitions of bairn word

  • countable noun bairn A bairn is a child. 3
  • noun bairn a child 3
  • noun bairn a son or daughter; child 3
  • noun bairn a child; son or daughter. 1
  • noun bairn baby or child 1
  • noun bairn (Scotland, and parts of Northern England) A child or baby. 0

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Origin of bairn

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English bern, barn, Old English bearn; cognate with Gothic, Old Norse, Old High German, Old Saxon, barn, Old Frisian bern, Middle Dutch baren, Albanian me barrë pregnant; akin to Lithuanian bérnas boy, fellow, bear1

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Parts of speech for Bairn

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bairn popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

bairn usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bairn

noun bairn

  • juvenile — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable or intended for young persons: juvenile books.
  • daughter — Someone's daughter is their female child.
  • moppet — a young child.
  • nipper — a person or thing that nips.
  • tyke — Australia and New Zealand Informal. a Roman Catholic.

Antonyms for bairn

noun bairn

  • adult — An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.

Top questions with bairn

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