bairnless

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English barnles, from Old English bearnlēas; equivalent to bairn +‎ -less. Cognate with West Frisian bernleas (childless).

Adjective[edit]

bairnless (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) childless

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