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Definitions by JenPow

bairnlorn 

Noun: A parent who is grieving due to the loss of a child or pregnancy.
Adjective: Bereft by the loss of a child or pregnancy.
The bairnlorn need the immense pain of a child's death recognized with a word equivalent to 'orphan' or 'widow'.
The miscarriage left her bairnlorn.
When the adoption did not go through as planned, he felt bairnlorn.
bairnlorn by JenPow June 28, 2021