bairnish
bairnish · more bairnish · most bairnish
Having the manners of a childHaving the manners of a child; childish; silly.
Meaning
1 senses(Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)Having the manners of a child; childish; silly.
Origin
From Middle English *bernis, *barnisch, from Old English *bearnisċ and Old Norse bernskr (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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Forms
more bairnish, most bairnish| Comparative | more bairnish Lesson |
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| Superlative | most bairnish Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbairnlike
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form