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
  • But man, our kids went toe to toe with them.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The event includes pumpkin decorating and other activities for kids, music, a plant sale and garden shop along with barbecue lunch sold by Amigos de Vista Lions.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The mother was taken into custody on suspicion of making criminal threats and felony child endangerment, Lynch said.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • On a sunny September afternoon, Pérez peered down the street outside her children’s school, scanning for suspicious vehicles.
    Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The post, shared on October 6th by u/Affectionate_Lime880, features pictures of the small feline playing with the poster on the porch, however, this is not a domestic cat but a bobcat cub.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Avoid them, if possible, especially sows with cubs.
    Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Bairn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bairn. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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