What is an Irish woman called?

[ ahy-rish-woom-uhn ] SHOW IPA. / ˈaɪ rɪʃˌwʊm ən / PHONETIC RESPELLING. noun, plural I·rish·wom·en. a woman born in Ireland or of Irish ancestry.
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What do you call a beautiful Irish woman?

Irish Translation. bean álainn.
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Is an Irish girl called a Lassie?

noun girl, young woman, miss, bird (slang), maiden, chick (slang), maid, damsel, colleen (Irish), lassie (informal), wench (facetious) She's a Lancashire lass from Longton, near Preston.
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What is a slang word for an Irish person?

Micks. Since many Irish last names begin with Mc or Mac, if follows that this nickname became one (derogatory) way to refer to the Irish.
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What is a Lassie girl?

a young girl; lass.
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What do the Irish call themselves?

The Irish (Irish: Muintir na hÉireann or Na hÉireannaigh) are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common history and culture. There have been humans in Ireland for about 33,000 years, and it has been continually inhabited for more than 10,000 years (see Prehistoric Ireland).
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Is lass Irish or Scottish?

Still prevalent in Scottish English, Irish English, North East England, and Yorkshire. Sometimes used poetically in other dialects of English.
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What is a married Irish woman called?

Irish Translation. bean phósta.
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Is a Las a girl?

Definition of lass

a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried. a female sweetheart: a young lad and his lass.
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How do you compliment an Irish woman?

Irish compliments for a girl/woman

Ainnir - A beautiful woman. Spéirbhean - A stunning woman.
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What is an Irish princess called?

Aoibhinn – a popular name for princesses

Pronounced 'ay-veen', the Irish name Aoibhinn means 'pleasant' or 'radiant beauty'. The name Aoibhinn was a common name given to princesses in the royal families of Ireland throughout history, giving it that royal feel.
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What is an older Irish woman called?

seanbhean. More Irish words for old woman. seanchaí noun. old woman, storyteller. cailleach feasa noun.
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What is lass slang for?

1 : a young woman : girl a Scottish lass. 2 : sweetheart the young hero of the story … and his lass— Mary Ross.
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Can you call someone a lass?

"Lass" is just an informal way to say "girl". Generally you wouldn't call someone a "lass" unless they were under the age of 20 or so.
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What is a lad and lass?

Overall, though, lad was used in the vast majority of cases to mean YOUNG MAN. In the case of lass, girl was a much stronger rival than boy was for lad and the most frequent meaning for lass was YOUNG WOMAN. The use of lass to mean DAUGHTER was as rare as lad was to mean SON.
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How do you say Irish girl in Irish?

Now let's learn how to say girl in Irish language. girl translate to Irish meanings: cailín. In other words, cailín in Irish is girl in English.
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What is the Irish name for love?

'Grá' is the Irish word for love

In Irish, depending on the context, spellings of words also change. Therefore, very often, you will see different spellings of the same word. For example, the word for love is 'grá,' and in some contexts, it is spelled 'ghrá. '
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What do you call an Irish maiden?

maighdean. More Irish words for maiden. maighne.
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What do the Irish call a little girl?

An Irish word for a young girl.
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What do Irish call their friends?

Mucker. Mate, pal, friend.
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Is a female lass or lassie?

Lassie definition

A young woman; girl. A lass.
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What race is Irish?

For the most part, the Irish ethnicity is Gaelic, a group of the ethnolinguistic Celtic families. However, the island was also influenced by Romans as well as invaded by the Vikings, the English, and a Viking-English-French mixture called the Normans.
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What is a Colleen Irish?

British Dictionary definitions for colleen

colleen. / (ˈkɒliːn, kɒˈliːn) / noun. an Irish word for girl. an Irish girl.
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