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bairnish.

Having the manners of a child; childish; silly.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Having the manners of a child; childish; silly.

    Northern-England · Scotland · UK · dialectal
Where this word comes from

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

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