Bairnlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like a bairn; childlike. Northern-England, Scotland, rare

    "[…] 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."

Synonyms

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childlikejuvenilekiddish

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"[…] 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."

Etymology

From bairn (“child; baby”) + -like.

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