What does alanna mean?
Alanna means (dialect, Ireland, as a term of address) child.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(dialect, Ireland, as a term of address) child.
He was sentenced to be hung without any trial worth speaking of; but as he was carted to the gallows an old woman cried out, "Ach, Jimmy alanna!
Well, alanna," he continued in an altered tone, "don't be frettin' yourself anyway.
Come here, alanna," said the voice, with mock fondness.
Use alanna when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Alanna means (dialect, Ireland, as a term of address) child.
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He was sentenced to be hung without any trial worth speaking of; but as he was carted to the gallows an old woman cried out, "Ach, Jimmy alanna!
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