Bairn (bârn), n. [Scot. bairn, AS. bearn, fr. beran to bear; akin to Icel., OS., & Goth. barn. See Bear to support.] A child.
Has he not well provided for the bairn?
Beau. & Fl.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.