"bairnish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more bairnish [comparative], most bairnish [superlative]
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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*bernis}} Middle English *bernis, {{inh|en|ang|*bearnisċ}} Old English *bearnisċ, {{der|en|non|bernskr|t=childish}} Old Norse bernskr (“childish”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*barniskaz|t=childish}} Proto-Germanic *barniskaz (“childish”), {{suf|en|bairn|ish}} bairn + -ish, {{cog|got|𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃|t=childish}} Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (barnisks, “childish”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} bairnish (comparative more bairnish, superlative most bairnish)
  1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Having the manners of a child; childish; silly. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal Synonyms: barnish [Northern-England] Derived forms: bairnishlake, bairnishness Related terms: bairnlike
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