bairnish

English

Alternative forms

• barnish (Northern England)

Etymology

From Middle English *bernis, *barnisch, from Old English *bearnisċ and Old Norse bernskr (“childish”), from Proto-Germanic *barniskaz (“childish”), equivalent to bairn +‎ -ish. Cognate with Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (barnisks, “childish”).

Adjective

bairnish (comparative more bairnish, superlative most bairnish)

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Having the manners of a child; childish; silly.

Derived terms

• bairnishlake
• bairnishness

Related terms

• bairnlike

Anagrams

• brainish