bairn C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /bɛrn/ UK /bɛən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a child (chiefly Scottish and northern English) The wee bairn slept soundly in her mother's arms. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a child (chiefly scottish... childkidinfantyoungsterbabe ↔ Opposites adult Word family Forms bairnies Derived forms bairnish Related forms barnbear Etymology AI details From Old English bearn ('child'), from Proto-Germanic *barną, from the root of beran ('to bear, carry'); cognate with Scots and Old Norse barn. bearn Old English *barną Proto-Germanic *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bairn **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /bɛrn/ **IPA (UK):** /bɛən/ ## Meanings 1. a child (chiefly Scottish and northern English) ## Examples - The wee bairn slept soundly in her mother's arms. ## Synonyms - child - kid - infant - youngster - babe ## Antonyms - adult ## Derived Forms - bairnish ## Related Forms - barn - bear ## Roots and Affixes - Root: bearn - Root: *barną - Root: *bʰer- ## Etymology From Old English bearn ('child'), from Proto-Germanic *barną, from the root of beran ('to bear, carry'); cognate with Scots and Old Norse barn. ## AI Etymology Bairn is from Old English bearn ('child'), from Proto-Germanic *barną, from the root of beran ('to bear, carry'); cognate with Scots and Old Norse barn. Important recorded forms include bearn (Old English), *barną (Proto-Germanic), and *bʰer- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers a child (chiefly Scottish and northern English). The wider family includes derived forms such as bairnish and related words such as barn and bear. ## Topics - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown