alannah

British

/ əˈlænə /

interjection

my child: used as a term of address or endearment

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Etymology

Origin of alannah

from Irish Gaelic a leanbh

Example Sentences

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"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.

Sure, I dramed ov her last noight, alannah.

From Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy by Greene, John B.

Woods: "My heart's far away with the Colleen I adore; Eileen alannah; Angus asthor."

From With Manchesters in the East by Hurst, Gerald B. (Gerald Berkeley), Sir

"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

And now, what can I do for you, Nora alannah?

From Light O' the Morning by Meade, L. T.

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