British Dictionary definitions for alannah

alannah

interjection

Irish my child: used as a term of address or endearment

Word Origin

from Irish Gaelic a leanbh

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Examples from the Web for alannah

Historical Examples

Dick Haldane, me darlint, hind the colonel the loan of yer arrum, alannah.
The Ghost Ship
John C. Hutcheson
"Listen while I tell ye, alannah," said Paddy, coming to an anchor on my camp-bed.
Yule Logs
Various
And 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

alannah

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for alannah

Historical Examples

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

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

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