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girleen

UK/ˈɡəːliːn/

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Ireland/ɡəɹˈliːn/

girleen noun: a young woman, a girl.

Noun

girleen (plural girleens)

  1. (Ireland) A young woman, a girl.
    • They see us shout girleens, girleens! Decide they're coming down to sit by us in our hidey hole.2013, Eimear McBride, A Girl is a Half-formed Thing, Faber & Faber, published 2014, page 67

Forms of girleen

pluralgirleens

Origin of girleen

From girl + -een.

Questions about girleen

What does girleen mean?
Girleen means a young woman, a girl.
What part of speech is girleen?
Girleen is a noun.
How do you pronounce girleen?
Girleen is pronounced /ɡəɹˈliːn/ (Ireland).
What is the plural of girleen?
The plural of girleen is girleens.

Words near girleen in the dictionary

  1. girldick
  2. girldicks
  3. girldom
  4. girle
  5. girled
  6. girleen
  7. girleens
  8. girleries
  9. girlery
  10. girles
  11. girlf

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