Colleen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Colleen is a noun meaning (Ireland) A girl.
Meaning
(Ireland) A girl.
More Meanings
- (Ireland) A young single woman.
Example Sentences
Down a boreen green came a sweet colleen \ And she smiled as she passed me by.
So here was Timothy McShanus deserting the baked meats, to say nothing of his convenient corner in the buffet, to go out and stare at a red shepherdess with picture books and maizypop to sell. And what kind of a colleen was it that he saw? […] Young as she was—and I supposed her to be about eighteen—her figure would have given her five years more according to our northern ideas; […]
Word Forms
- colleens
- coleen
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coleen, lass, colin, coral.
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