bairnish

English

Alternative forms
  • barnish

Etymology

From Middle English *bernis, *barnisch, from Old English *bearnisc and Old Norse bernskr (“childish”), from Proto-Germanic *barniskaz (“childish”), equivalent to bairn +‎ -ish. Cognate with Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (barnisks, “childish”).

Adjective

bairnish (comparative more bairnish, superlative most bairnish)

  1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Having the manners of a child; childish; silly.

Derived terms
  • bairnishlake
  • bairnishness

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