The farmer watched his bairn chase the lambs across the field.

The bairns gathered shells along the shoreline as the tide came in.

Under Scottish law, the bairn's part ensures that every child receives a minimum share of the estate.

As my grandmother used to say, shy bairns get noot, so speak up and ask for what you want.

My grandmother would always remind us with the old proverb 'shy bairns get nowt' when we were too afraid to speak up.

The bairnless couple felt a quiet emptiness at the family reunion.

His bairnish refusal to share the toy embarrassed everyone at the picnic.

Her bairnlike enthusiasm lightened the mood of everyone in the room.

Her bairnly laughter filled the room and made everyone smile.

She often reflected on her bairnhood, remembering the small stone walls and the smell of peat that defined her early years.