Definitions For Bairnish

Adjective

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

Derived terms

bairnishlake bairnishness

Related terms

bairnlike

Alternative forms

barnish

Etymology

from middle english *bernis, *barnisch, from {{inh + en + ang + *bearnisc}} and {{bor + en + non + bernskr + + childish}}, from {{inh + en + gem-pro + *barniskaz + + childish}}, equivalent to bairn + ish. cognate with {{cog + got + πŒ±πŒ°π‚πŒ½πŒΉπƒπŒΊπƒ + + childish}}.

Anagrams

brainish

Is Bairnish a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
14

The word Bairnish is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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