mavourneen

or ma·vour·nin

[ muh-voo r-neen, -vawr-, -vohr- ]
/ məˈvʊər nin, -ˈvɔr-, -ˈvoʊr- /

noun Irish English.

darling; dear.

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Origin of mavourneen

First recorded in 1790–1800, mavourneen is from the Irish word mo mhuirnín my darling

Words nearby mavourneen

mauá, maven, maverick, mavis, mavors, mavourneen, mavun, maw, mawger, mawkin, mawkish
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British Dictionary definitions for mavourneen

mavourneen

mavournin

/ (məˈvʊəniːn) /

noun

Irish my darling

Word Origin for mavourneen

C18: from Irish, from mo my + muirnīn love
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