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bairn

[bairn, bayrn] / bɛərn, beɪrn /


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“Tunes hiv been whirlin aroon in the air an in ma heid an hairt since I wis a bairn, an I wis composing tunes an songs even then,” she wrote in her book.

From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2022

Under rainy skies, overlooking the silvery waters of the River Tay, the mystery of why no-one came forward to claim the unknown bairn had finally been laid to rest.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2022

Twa gods guides me: the ane of tham is blin, Yea and a bairn brocht up in vanitie; The next a wife ingenrit of the sea, And lichter nor a dauphin with her fin.

From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2012

And when they get it, songs such as the breathless U Know Me ought to destroy dancefloors quicker than you can say "by 'eck you yampie bairn".

From The Guardian ● Dec. 11, 2010

But we heard a coyote howl upwind and we heard a cow bawling for her late weaned bairn.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck


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