Etymology

bairnhood

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Today it means: The quality, condition, or state of a bairn (child); childhood Full definition →

Scots bairnheid
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  1. Scots · borrowed frombairnheid
  2. English todaybairnhood

Borrowed from Scots bairnheid, equivalent to bairn + -hood.

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