mavourneen

or ma·vour·nin

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

nounIrish English.
  1. darling; dear.

Origin of mavourneen

1
First recorded in 1790–1800, mavourneen is from Irish mo mhuirnín “my darling”

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British Dictionary definitions for mavourneen

mavourneen

mavournin

/ (məˈvʊəniːn) /


noun
  1. Irish my darling

Origin of mavourneen

1
C18: from Irish, from mo my + muirnīn love

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