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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bairn \Bairn\ (b[^a]rn), noun [Scot. bairn, AS. bearn, fr. beran to bear; akin to Icel., OS., & Goth. barn. See {Bear} to support.] A child. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
Has he not well provided for the bairn? --Beau. & Fl.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bairn
noun: a child: son or daughter
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "bairn": cherub, child, chit, darling, innocent, kid, kitten, lamb, lambkin, little bugger, little fellow, little guy, little innocent, little one, little tad, little tot, mite, nipper, offspring, peewee, shaver, tad, tot, wee tot
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