Scots edit

Etymology edit

From bairn +‎ -heid.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bernhid/, /bɛrnhid/

Noun edit

bairnheid (plural bairnheids)

  1. childhood
    A mind that frae ma bairnheid.
    I remember that from my childhood.

Descendants edit

  • English: bairnhood

References edit

bairnheid” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.