1. A child: son or daughter
   "The old Scottish woman referred to her grandchildren as her 'wee bairns'"

Derived forms: bairns

Type of: child, kid [informal], kiddie [informal], kiddy [informal], minor, nestling [informal], nipper [informal], shaver [informal], small fry [informal], tiddler [Brit, informal], tike [informal], tyke [informal], wean [UK, Ireland, dialect], youngster

Encyclopedia: Bairn