bairnlike

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bairnlike

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From bairn (“child; baby”) + -like.

adjective more bairnlike · most bairnlike

Northern England, Scotland, rare Like a bairn; childlike. […] and then it was a pleasure to me — yes, a pleasure, Mr. Lowrie, to spend a' my spare time by his bedside, and listen to his bairnlike thoughts about Divine things.
Similar: juvenile, kiddish

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@misc{bairnlike_2026,
  title = {bairnlike},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bairnlike},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}