bairn Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a child: son or daughter

WordNet

Bairn noun
Etymology
Scot. bairn, AS. bearn, fr. beran to bear; akin to Icel., OS., &Goth. barn. See Bear to support.
Definitions
  1. A child. Scot. & Prov. Eng.
    Has he not well provided for the bairn ! Beau. & Fl.

Webster 1913