alannah
/ (əˈlænə) /
interjection
Irish my child: used as a term of address or endearment
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from Irish Gaelic a leanbh
Words nearby alannah
à l'anglaise, Alani, Alania, alanine, alanine aminotransferase, alannah, Al-Anon, alant starch, alanyl, Alaouite, alap
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Example sentences from the Web for alannah
"Listen while I tell ye, alannah," said Paddy, coming to an anchor on my camp-bed.
Yule Logs|VariousDick Haldane, me darlint, hind the colonel the loan of yer arrum, alannah.
The Ghost Ship|John C. HutchesonAnd when that time comes, Kitty 'Alannah,' will you ever renumber yer ould grandfather, who won't be to 'the fore' to see it?
Luttrell Of Arran|Charles James Lever