grandbairn
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]grandbairn (plural grandbairns)
- (Geordie) A grandchild.
Related terms
[edit]- bairn (Geordie)
- grandchild (Standard English)
Scots
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]grandbairn (plural grandbairns)
References
[edit]- “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.