English Explanatory Dictionary

bairnish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

bairnish more bairnish most bairnish barnish

Etymology

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”).

Related words

bairnlike

Derived words

bairnishlake bairnishness
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