[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bairn \bairn\ b^arn, n. scot. bairn, as. bearn, fr. beran
   to bear; akin to icel., os.,  goth. barn. see bear to
   support.
   a child. scot.  prov. eng.
   1913 webster

         has he not well provided for the bairn?  --beau.  fl.
   1913 webster
see also:
bear 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bairn
     n : a child: son or daughter

[3] : 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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