bairn

chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bairn The Wallace also has a children’s menu and wee bathrobes for the bairns in the marble guest bathrooms. Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2024 Later, Marsali once again fails to read the room and talks to Ian about all of her bairns and the joys of a big family. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bairn
Noun
  • After a long day of activity, reward the kids with a treat from The Cake Bake Shop or Graeter’s Ice Cream.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Many autistic kids are drawn to water, regardless of its temperature, because water offers a calming sensory effect.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Morris, 64, entered guilty pleas to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child in an Osage County courtroom.
    Nolan Clay, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Some schools offer tuition discounts if multiple children from the same family are enrolled.
    Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Two mountain lion cubs found orphaned and malnourished in March have been released back into the wild after undergoing rehabilitation at San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • On a patch of public land north of Ramona earlier this month, Angela Hernandez-Cusick watched with a group of wildlife experts as the door to each cub’s carrier was opened.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Bairn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bairn. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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