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god-bairn gift

god-bairn gift noun: a gift for a grandchild.

Noun

god-bairn gift (plural god-bairn gifts)

  1. (obsolete) A gift for a grandchild
    • For they their god-bairn gifts wowld give, […]1688 [c. 1583], Alexander Montgomerie, The Flyting Betwixt Polwart and Montgomery, page 23

Forms of god-bairn gift

pluralgod-bairn gifts

Origin of god-bairn gift

From Scots.

Questions about god-bairn gift

What does god-bairn gift mean?
God-bairn gift means a gift for a grandchild.
What part of speech is god-bairn gift?
God-bairn gift is a noun.
What is the plural of god-bairn gift?
The plural of god-bairn gift is god-bairn gifts.

Words near god-bairn gift in the dictionary

  1. God's words
  2. God's work
  3. god-
  4. God-a-mercy
  5. god-awful
  6. god-bairn gift
  7. God-bless
  8. God-blessed
  9. God-blesses
  10. God-blessing
  11. God-botherer

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