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mavourneen

or ma·vour·nin

[ muh-voor-neen, -vawr-, -vohr- ]

noun

, Irish English.
  1. darling; dear.


mavourneen

/ məˈvʊəniːn /

noun

  1. my darling
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mavourneen1

First recorded in 1790–1800, mavourneen is from Irish mo mhuirnín “my darling”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mavourneen1

C18: from Irish, from mo my + muirnīn love
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Example Sentences

Lady Mavourneen, who tells a little story with great humor, described a scene in a crowded church in Paris.

The courtesy which Lady Mavourneen observed in the railway station and in the street was plain, but it was genuine.

"It's quite all right, mavourneen," he assured her mischievously.

Your father will be sorry you take it like that, mavourneen.

One is not surprised at their being addressed by such mellifluous epithets as Cushla machree, asthore, mavourneen!

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