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BAIRN

• BAIRN (noun)
The noun BAIRN has 1 sense:

1. a child: son or daughter

Familiarity information: BAIRN used as a noun is very rare.

• BAIRN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A child: son or daughter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bairn" is a kind of...):

child; fry; kid; minor; nestling; nipper; shaver; small fry; tiddler; tike; tyke; youngster (a young person of either sex)

Domain region:

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)

"The pitcher goes so often to the well that it comes home broken at last."
(English proverb)
"Half-carried - a well-built load"
(Breton proverb)
"God helps those who help themselves."
(Arabic proverb)
"He who goes slowly, goes surely; and he who goes surely, goes far."
(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
Meaning of child
Pronunciation of nestling
Meaning of shaver
Meaning of tiddler
Who was tyke?

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