Meanings
adjectivebairnless (not comparable)
- Northern EnglandScotlanddialectalnot comparablechildless
Origin
- Old Englishbearnlēas
- Middle Englishbarnles
- Englishbairnless
From Middle English barnles, from Old English bearnlēas; equivalent to bairn + -less. Cognate with West Frisian bernleas (“childless”).
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APA
bairnless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bairnless
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“bairnless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bairnless. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bairnless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bairnless.
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