COLLEEN

colleen

(noun) an Irish girl

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Colleen

A female given name from English, Irish.

Etymology

Noun

colleen (plural colleens)

girl

young single woman

Source: Wiktionary


Col*leen", n. [Ir. cailin.]

Definition: A girl; a maiden. [Anglo-Irish]

Of all the colleens in the land Sweet Mollie is the daisy. The Century.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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