grandbairn

English

Etymology

From grand- +‎ bairn.

Noun

grandbairn (plural grandbairns)

1. (Geordie) A grandchild.

Related terms

• bairn (Geordie)
• grandchild (Standard English)

Scots

Etymology

grand- +‎ bairn

Noun

grandbairn (plural grandbairns)

1. grandchild

References

• “gran(d)bairn” under “grand-, adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.