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alannah

British  
/ əˈlænə /

interjection

  1. my child: used as a term of address or endearment

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of alannah

from Irish Gaelic a leanbh

Example Sentences

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“We’re looking at how the human-modified landscape impacts the stress of gray squirrels, and also looking at how that stress might change different aspects of their physiology,” said Alannah Grant, a master’s degree student in the school’s Newman Lab.

From Washington Post

Alannah suffered abuse in a former relationship in London, which she broke free from in 2013.

From BBC

Alannah says she, along with many others, is testament to the fact that there is life after an abusive relationship.

From BBC

Resources like housing, aid and legislation are among a raft of measures that deal with the aftermath of domestic abuse but preventing it, is for Alannah, something that needs to start in the home.

From BBC

Alannah says that it took her time to realise that she needed to break free from the man who was doing harm to her.

From BBC