alannah

/ (əˈlænə) /

interjection

Irish my child: used as a term of address or endearment

Word Origin for alannah

from Irish Gaelic a leanbh

Words nearby alannah

alanbrooke, alani, alania, alanine, alanine aminotransferase, alannah, alant starch, alanyl, alaouite, alap, alapa

Example sentences from the Web for alannah

  • "Listen while I tell ye, alannah," said Paddy, coming to an anchor on my camp-bed.

    Yule Logs |Various

  • Dick Haldane, me darlint, hind the colonel the loan of yer arrum, alannah.

    The Ghost Ship |John C. Hutcheson

  • And when that time comes, Kitty 'Alannah,' will you ever renumber yer ould grandfather, who won't be to 'the fore' to see it?

    Luttrell Of Arran |Charles James Lever