bairnish
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English *bernis, *barnisch, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English *bearnisc and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse bernskr (“childish”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *barniskaz (“childish”), equivalent to bairn + -ish. Cognate with Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (barnisks, “childish”).
Adjective
bairnish (comparative more bairnish, superlative most bairnish)