Bairn
Bairn noun - A young person who is between infancy and adulthood.
Usage example: at the Scottish festival there were traditional contests of strength and endurance, Celtic fiddlers, and groups of bairns performing Highland flings
Tween
Mutual synonyms
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Tween and Bairn. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bairn/tween
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