as in kids
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
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Yazbek is studying medicine and is living with her family among strangers in the refugee camp, trying to study on her iPad while kids play tag in the halls.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026 -
Instead, make plans for future vacations, fun outings and anything to do with playful activities with kids or sports.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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While disrupting the business of an American multinational company may seem a pallid response to the destruction of an Iranian primary school where more than a hundred children were killed, such asymmetric attacks in the physical and digital realms have been a feature of this conflict.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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The house, previously a school, is holding 400 people, including 120 children.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Bairns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bairns. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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