bairntime

Scots

Alternative forms

• bairn-time

Etymology

From Middle English barntem, from Old English bearntēam. Influenced by time.

Noun

bairntime (plural bairntimes)

1. The part of a woman's life during which she bears children.
2. offspring

References

• “bairn-time”, in Dictionaries of the Scots Language‎^[1] (in Scots), (Can we date this quote?)