bairnheid

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Scots[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bairn +‎ -heid.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bernhid/, /bɛrnhid/

Noun[edit]

bairnheid (plural bairnheids)

  1. childhood
    A mind that frae ma bairnheid.
    I remember that from my childhood.

Descendants[edit]

  • English: bairnhood

References[edit]

“bairnheid” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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