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bairn definition

bairn (bern)

noun

Scot. a son or daughter; child

Etymology: ME bearn < OE < beran, bear

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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