mavourneen

or ma·vour·nin

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

/ məˈvʊər nin, -ˈvɔr-, -ˈvoʊr- /

noun Irish English.

darling; dear.

Origin of mavourneen

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

Words nearby mavourneen

mauve decade, maven, maverick, mavis, Mavors, mavourneen, mavun, maw, mawger, mawkin, mawkish

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Example sentences from the Web for mavourneen

It was the voice of some one singing “Mavourneen,” that sweet Irish melody which has charmed and will always charm thousands.
The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters|Edward S. Ellis
Ay, Paddy, mavourneen; I'll be bail they didn't skit and laugh the way some people would be doin'.
The Fairy Mythology|Thomas Keightley
You see, it was one hard summer afore I was married to Ellish—mavourneen, that you wor, asthore!
Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee|William Carleton
Mavourneen will be having kittens next month, and May cats are so lucky.
The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett|Compton Mackenzie

Ay, but you're not promisin', Bobby mavourneen; you're not promisin' all the time.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. II, No. X., March 1851|Various

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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单词	mavourneen
释义	mavourneen or ma·vour·nin [ muh-voor-neen, -vawr-, -vohr- ] / məˈvʊər nin, -ˈvɔr-, -ˈvoʊr- / noun Irish English. darling; dear. Origin of mavourneen First recorded in 1790–1800, mavourneen is from Irish mo mhuirnín “my darling” Words nearby mavourneen mauve decade, maven, maverick, mavis, Mavors, mavourneen, mavun, maw, mawger, mawkin, mawkish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mavourneen It was the voice of some one singing “Mavourneen,” that sweet Irish melody which has charmed and will always charm thousands. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters\|Edward S. Ellis Ay, Paddy, mavourneen; I'll be bail they didn't skit and laugh the way some people would be doin'. The Fairy Mythology\|Thomas Keightley You see, it was one hard summer afore I was married to Ellish—mavourneen, that you wor, asthore! Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee\|William Carleton Mavourneen will be having kittens next month, and May cats are so lucky. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett\|Compton Mackenzie Ay, but you're not promisin', Bobby mavourneen; you're not promisin' all the time. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. II, No. X., March 1851\|Various British Dictionary definitions for mavourneen mavourneen mavournin / (məˈvʊəniːn) / noun Irish my darling Word Origin for mavourneen C18: from Irish, from mo my + muirnīn love 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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