bairns
Wee ones, dialectally
Bairns is the Scottish and Northern English word for children.
The singular bairn appears in phrases like wee bairn (small child) and remains common in Scotland and parts of northern England where it never fell out of use: She's got three bairns at home.
Gradually ends dependency
- lassiesYoung women, informally
- laddiesInformal term for boys
- bonnieScottish for pretty
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
Scots · Gaelic · kilt · tartan · ceilidh · Highlands · Glasgow · Edinburgh
Very young children
- infantsVery young children
- preschoolersChildren aged three to five
- playmatesCompanions in recreation
- nurseryRoom for infants
playground · kindergarten · storytime · lullabies · naptime · crayons · diapers · teething
People not yet adult
- juvenilesUnderage individuals
- minorsThose below legal age
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- growthIncrease in size
development · underage · immature · fledgling · young · teenage · puberty · coming-of-age
weans
Gradually ends dependency
clan · Scots · Gaelic · kilt · tartan · ceilidh · Highlands · Glasgow · Edinburgh · Aberdeen
toddlers
Very young children
- infantsVery young children
- preschoolersChildren aged three to five
- playmatesCompanions in recreation
nursery · playground · kindergarten · storytime · lullabies · naptime · crayons · diapers · teething · highchairs
youngsters
People not yet adult
- juvenilesUnderage individuals
- minorsThose below legal age
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
growth · development · underage · immature · fledgling · young · teenage · puberty · coming-of-age · growing
offspring
Biological descendants produced
- progenyOne's biological descendants
- descendantsThose who come after
- broodHatchlings as a group
kinship · lineage · ancestry · heritage · parentage · household · siblings · genealogy · bloodline · forebears
purity
Uncontaminated quality
wholesome · unblemished · unspoiled · unworldly · trustful · simple · genuine · unaffected · wide-eyed · carefree
bairnsadults
Fully mature individuals
grown-ups · elders · seniors · the elderly · pensioners