bairnish

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bairnish

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)nɪʃ

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From Middle English *bernis, *barnisch, from Old English *bearnisċ and Old Norse bernskr (“childish”), from Proto-Germanic *barniskaz (“childish”), equivalent to bairn + -ish. Cognate with Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (barnisks, “childish”).

adjective more bairnish · most bairnish · barnish

Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal Having the manners of a child; childish; silly.

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@misc{bairnish_2026,
  title = {bairnish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bairnish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}