mavourneen
or ma·vour·nin
[ muh-voor-neen, -vawr-, -vohr- ]
nounIrish English.
darling; dear.
Origin of mavourneen
1First 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
Irish my darling
Origin of mavourneen
1C18: from Irish, from mo my + muirnīn love
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