Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bairnhood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bairn-hood
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality, condition, or state of a bairn (child); childhood

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In my bairnhood I would often linger in the glens where they dwelt, to jeer at them.” “Truly, yours was a wild boyhood, Olvir. You have yet told me little of it.” “A merry bairnhood, though Otkar's was a heavy hand.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots bairnheid, equivalent to bairn + -hood.

Word Breakdown

Root: bairnheid

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does bairnhood mean?: The quality, condition, or state of a bairn (child); childhood
Where does bairnhood come from?: Borrowed from Scots bairnheid, equivalent to bairn + -hood.

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