mavourneen
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mavourneen
First recorded in 1790–1800, mavourneen is from Irish mo mhuirnín “my darling”
Example Sentences
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He kept saying, Rasheen, Rasheen, mavourneen mean, and the song made no sense because his father dropped him on his head long ago and every time he sang that song he had different words.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
“Sit where I can see you, mavourneen; it is all the healing I need.”
From Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing by Page, Gertrude
Do you know, mavourneen, that you can have no feeling, no thought, hereafter, that I shall not share, and that I shall experience no emotion you will not feel?
From Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman by Caldwell, Willie Walker
You seldom play with much heart, mavourneen, and when you do play, you seem but to play to please me and you tire all too soon.
From Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites by Stables, Gordon
Oh, Nora, mavourneen, your breath is as sweet as the wild rose that blooms in the green fields of Erin, and happy are you, my children, who have come so lately from the pleasant land.
From The Golden Spears And Other Fairy Tales by Turner, Corinne
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