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bairn (bern)

noun

Scot. a son or daughter; child

Etymology: ME bearn < OE < beran, bear

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bairn Usage Examples

Preposition: that

  • bedd: This is the chiel That gaed tae wark tae keep the wife That bore him a bairn that bedd in the hoose Jack biggit.

Converse of object

  • have: It would appear that women who chew gum throughout their pregnancy are most at risk from having bouncy bairns.

Adjective modifier

  • wee: He's going to call the wee bairn John.

Modifies a noun

  • o: The bairns o ' Adam:the story of the STUC, Edinburgh: Polygon, 1997.

Noun used with modifier

  • ma: Aw was up and doon seekin ' for ma hinney; Aw was thro ' the toon seekin ' for ma bairn.

Possessives

  • Klytemnestra: How far I succeeded I can only leave the audience or reader of Klytemnestra's Bairns to judge.
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Earth, thou bonnie broukit bairn!

-Grieve

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