bairn vs minor

bairn and minor both are nouns.

bairn is not an adjective while minor is an adjective.

bairn is not a verb while minor is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bairn	Yes	No	No	No
minor	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, minor is a hypernym of bairn; that is, minor is a word with a broader meaning than bairn:

bairn: a child: son or daughter
minor: a young person of either sex

Other hypernyms of bairn include child, fry, kid, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster.

bairn (noun)	minor (noun)
a child: son or daughter	a young person of either sex

bairn (adjective)	minor (adjective)
	inferior in number or size or amount
	lesser in scope or effect
	not of legal age
	(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees
	of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
	of lesser importance or stature or rank
	of lesser seriousness or danger
	of the younger of two boys with the same family name
	relatively moderate, limited, or small
	warranting only temporal punishment

bairn (verb)	minor (verb)
	have as one's secondary field of study

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