Bairnish
adj
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Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having the manners of a child; childish; silly. Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
Etymology
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”).
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