bairnish
English
Alternative forms
- barnish
Etymology
From Middle English *bernis, *barnisch, from Old English *bearnisc and Old Norse bernskr (“childish”), from Proto-Germanic *barniskaz (“childish”), equivalent to bairn + -ish. Cognate with Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (barnisks, “childish”).
Adjective
bairnish (comparative more bairnish, superlative most bairnish)
- (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Having the manners of a child; childish; silly.
Derived terms
- bairnishlake
- bairnishness
Related terms
- bairnlike
Anagrams
- brainish