alannah

/ əˈlænə /

interjection

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of alannah¹

from Irish Gaelic a leanbh

Example Sentences

"Listen while I tell ye, alannah," said Paddy, coming to an anchor on my camp-bed.

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And when that time comes, Kitty 'Alannah,' will you ever renumber yer ould grandfather, who won't be to 'the fore' to see it?

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Speak to the doctor, Jimmy alannah, and tell him the way you are.

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Dick Haldane, me darlint, hind the colonel the loan of yer arrum, alannah.

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