bairn
/ˈbaːn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.04 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
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."
Etymology
Borrowed from Scots bairn, from Middle English bern, barn, from Old English bearn, from Proto-West Germanic *barn, from Proto-Germanic *barną. Doublet of barn. Compare West Frisian bern.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: [bɛːn]