释义
[ kol -een, ko-leen ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkɒl in, kɒˈlin / PHONETIC RESPELLING
SEE SYNONYMS FOR colleen ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of colleen 1820–30; <Irish cailín, equivalent to caile girl, wench + -ín diminutive suffix
Words nearby colleen collectivize, collect on delivery, collector, collectorate, collector's item, colleen , college, College Board, College Boards, college of advanced technology, college of arms
Definition for colleen (2 of 2) [ kol -een, ko-leen ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkɒl in, kɒˈlin / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a female given name: from an Irish word meaning “girl.”
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for colleen No one can understand how you feel when you visit Colleen and the kids.
Beast Fiction: They Killed Our Brothers | J.F. Quinn| September 14, 2014| DAILY BEAST
His wife, Colleen , had been rinsing plates at the sink and putting them in the dishwasher.
Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse | W.C. Heinz| May 31, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Since then Colleen Howe hasn't missed more than four or five home games.
Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse | W.C. Heinz| May 31, 2014| DAILY BEAST
“They tell me the buses don't run here after 4:30,” Colleen said to him.
Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse | W.C. Heinz| May 31, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Colleen Mathis, an Independent, was later reinstated by judicial order.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Mystery Trip, Reportedly to Afghanistan | Terry Greene Sterling| December 5, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Nothin's asier; you have only to spake out; besides it's your business, bein' the colleen 's father.
Fardorougha, The Miser | William Carleton
The novel has no concern with college life, and is far better described by its stage-title, The Colleen Bawn.
Irish Books and Irish People | Stephen Gwynn
But what became of that Irish colleen you used to moon over?
The House of a Thousand Candles | Meredith Nicholson
Meeting me she asked me about our passage home on the Colleen Bawn, and I told her of it.
The Seiners | James B. (James Brendan) Connolly
Why, then, you're right, colleen ; but it's a job I don't fancy.
Light O' The Morning | L. T. Meade
SEE MORE EXAMPLES SEE FEWER EXAMPLES
British Dictionary definitions for colleen noun an Irish word for girl
an Irish girl
Word Origin for colleen C19: from Irish Gaelic cailín a girl, a young unmarried woman
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
Words related to colleen maid, maiden, damsel, female, girl, miss, missy, lassie, woman, virgin, lass, lady