as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
at the Scottish festival there were traditional contests of strength and endurance, Celtic fiddlers, and groups of bairns performing Highland flings
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The Wallace also has a children’s menu and wee bathrobes for the bairns in the marble guest bathrooms.
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Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2024
Later, Marsali once again fails to read the room and talks to Ian about all of her bairns and the joys of a big family.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2020
Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2024
Later, Marsali once again fails to read the room and talks to Ian about all of her bairns and the joys of a big family.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2020
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Roblox is adding some new restrictions to its game platform for minors under 13. Roblox will not let kids under the age of 13 play, search for, or discover unrated experiences as of Dec. 3.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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The kids were asked to bring items that had to do with Ireland.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Many families — 41 students total — living in Castro’s boundary send their children to other schools in the district.Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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Loading your audio article SAN JOSE — Dozens of parents and their children gathered Thursday evening to protest potential closures in Berryessa Union School District and ask officials to consider alternative solutions for budget constraints.Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Another guest star emerges when Andy Samberg pops in as the dead bear cub that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently admitted to dumping in Central Park.Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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Do not try to approach bear cubs, no matter the situation.Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Bairn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bairn. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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