bairn

Example Sentences

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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

"It's going to take a lot of persuading, because we bred him ourselves and he's our bairn," he said.

From The Guardian • Feb. 19, 2011

“What is the matter?” he asked; “all the sunshine is gone. Do you really wish the bairn to go? Will it annoy you if she is left behind?”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë