bairnlike
bairnlike adjective: like a bairn; childlike.
Adjective
bairnlike (comparative more bairnlike, superlative most bairnlike)
- Like a bairn; childlike.
- […] and then it was a pleasure to me — yes, a pleasure, Mr. Lowrie, to spend a' my spare time by his bedside, and listen to his bairnlike thoughts about Divine things.1876, Sarah R. Whitehead, “Daft Davie”, in Daft Davie and Other Sketches of Scottish Life and Character
- She offered him sixpence for a letter, any letter he liked, but of course he refused it. Then she prigged with him just to let her hold one in her hands, for said she, bairnlike, “I used to get one every day.”1896, James Matthew Barrie, Sentimental Tommy, Toronto: The Copp, Clark Company, page 131
Examples of bairnlike in a sentence
- His green eyes sparkled with an exuberance that looked almost bairnlike.1991, Rebecca Sinclair, Wild Scottish Embrace, Kensington Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, page 237:
- He was small and bairnlike, and his skin was smooth.2016, Shirley McKay, Martinmas, Birlinn Ltd, →ISBN:
Synonyms of bairnlike
Forms of bairnlike
| comparative | more bairnlike |
|---|---|
| superlative | most bairnlike |
Origin of bairnlike
From bairn (“child; baby”) + -like.
Questions about bairnlike
- What does bairnlike mean?
- Bairnlike means like a bairn; childlike.
- How do you use bairnlike in a sentence?
- His green eyes sparkled with an exuberance that looked almost bairnlike.
- What part of speech is bairnlike?
- Bairnlike is an adjective.
Words near bairnlike in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bairnlike (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “bairnlike.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/bairnlike. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.