barntem

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === barmeteme, bareynteme, barnetem, barneteme, barn-tem, barnteme, barntewm, berem-tem, beren-tem (early) barnteam, bearn team, bernteam === Etymology === Inherited from Old English bearntēam; equivalent to barn (“child”) +‎ tem (“group”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbarntɛːm/, /ˈbaːrntɛːm/ === Noun === barntem One's children; one's direct offspring. (rare) A people or nation. (rare) A descendant or child. (rare, Late Middle English) One's kinfolk or family. ==== Descendants ==== English: bairn-team Scots: bairn-time (influenced by time) ==== References ==== “bā̆rn-tēm, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 25 April 2018.