Synonyms of bairn

bairn

noun

ˈbern 

chiefly Scottish

as in child

a young person who is between infancy and adulthood

at the Scottish festival there were traditional contests of strength and endurance, Celtic fiddlers, and groups of bairns performing Highland flings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• child
• kid
• cub
• baby
• youngster
• juvenile
• chick
• whelp
• moppet
• teenager
• kiddo
• bud
• youth
• youngling
• sprat
• bambino
• adolescent
• kiddie
• monkey
• infant
• teen
• chap
• squirt
• sprout
• toddler
• tyke
• newborn
• lad
• tot
• minor
• bantling
• preschooler
• neonate
• schoolboy
• schoolchild
• schoolgirl
• rascal
• urchin
• schoolkid
• babe
• nestling
• jackanapes
• whippersnapper
• kindergartner
• cherub
• hellion
• stripling
• weanling
• nipper
• rug rat
• imp
• mischief
• tween
• preteen
• rapscallion
• rogue
• teener
• shaver
• hoyden
• teenybopper
• devil
• subteen
• tomboy
• tad
• bobby-soxer
• preteen-ager

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adult
• grown-up
• elder
• oldster
• ancient
• senior citizen
• old-timer
• middle-ager
• senior
• golden-ager

Example Sentences

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