Scottish child (5)
I believe the answer is:
bairn
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">scottish child</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(Scottish term for a child)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for bairn that I've seen before include "Northern child" , "A tot of Scotch" , "little one in Yorkshire" , "A Scottish child?" , "Kid" .)