bairntime

Scots

Alternative forms

• bairn-time

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bairntime (plural bairntimes)

1. offspring; descendants

Etymology 2

From Modern Scots bairntime (“offspring”). Influenced by time.

Noun

bairntime (plural bairntimes)

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

References

• “bairn-time, n.¹”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
• “bairn-time, n.²”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.