What does bairn mean?
Bairn means (Scotland, and parts of Northern England) A child or baby..
Bairn
/bɛərn/ · noun
Meaning
(Scotland, and parts of Northern England) A child or baby..
Definitions by Sense
- (Scotland, and parts of Northern England) A child or baby.
- (transitive, Scotland) To get (someone) pregnant.
Example Sentences
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. The least ah kin dae is take an interest in the bairn’s welfare.
Bobby Shaftoe's getten a bairn For to dandle in his arm; In his arm and on his knee, Bobby Shaftoe loves me.
Go and kick the man that bairned your Nancy.
Just because he's signed up fir the fuckin army again, six bastard years this time, and bairned some slag.
Synonyms for bairn
Antonyms for bairn
Related Words
Word Forms
- bairns
- bairning
- bairned
Usage Notes
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She moved about the country like a ghost, gathering herbs in dark loanings, lingering in kirkyairds, and casting a blight on innocent bairns.
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