FromMiddle Englishbarnles, fromOld Englishbearnlēas; equivalent tobairn +‎-less. Cognate withWest Frisianbernleas(“childless”).

bairnless (notcomparable)

1. (chiefly dialectal, Northern England, Scotland)childless

• brainless

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