bairn

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

bairn
    n 1: a child: son or daughter

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bairn \Bairn\ (b[^a]rn), n. [Scot. bairn, AS. bearn, fr. beran
   to bear; akin to Icel., OS., & Goth. barn. See {Bear} to
   support.]
   A child. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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         Has he not well provided for the bairn?  --Beau. & Fl.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

24 Moby Thesaurus words for "bairn":
      cherub, child, chit, darling, innocent, kid, kitten, lamb, lambkin,
      little bugger, little fellow, little guy, little innocent,
      little one, little tad, little tot, mite, nipper, offspring,
      peewee, shaver, tad, tot, wee tot

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