Etymology

bairn-time

Today it means: Offspring; the group of all offspring. Full definition →

Scots bairntime ← Middle English barntem ← Old English bearntēam
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  1. Old English · inherited frombearntēam
  2. Middle English · inherited frombarntem
  3. Scots · derived frombairntime
  4. English todaybairn-time

From Scots bairntime, from Middle English barntem, from Old English bearntēam. Influenced by time.

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