alannah
Britishinterjection
Etymology
Origin of alannah
from Irish Gaelic a leanbh
Example Sentences
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"Speak to the doctor, Jimmy alannah, and tell him the way you are."
From Lady Bountiful by Birmingham, George A.
Sure, I dramed ov her last noight, alannah.
From Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy by Greene, John B.
"I 'm coming, sir!" cried Darby, standing up; and holding out his hand to me, he called out,—"Tom, alannah, lead me down stairs."
From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I by Lever, Charles James
Why, Mat, jewel, where else could you be, alannah, but at home?
From The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William
"Don't worry, alannah," her mother said soothingly, as she cut out the other leg of Jimmy's pants.
From Sowing Seeds in Danny by McClung, Nellie L.
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