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Bairn
Bairn
is
Scots
,
Scottish English
, and
Northern English
for a
child
. It originated in
Old English
as "bearn", becoming chiefly Scottish c. 1700.
Cain bairns
are children seized by witches and warlocks as tribute for the devil.
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