Definition of BAIRN

bairn

Plural: bairns

Noun

  • A Scottish term for a child.
  • a child: son or daughter
  • A child or baby.

Verb

  • To get (someone) pregnant.

Examples

  • BAIRN is a great little word, much like a child in a Words with Friends game.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Scots bairn, from Middle English bern, barn, from Old English bearn, from Proto-West Germanic *barn, from Proto-Germanic *barnÄ…. Doublet of barn. Compare West Frisian bern.

Scrabble Score: 7

bairn: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bairn: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bairn: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

bairn: valid Words With Friends Word