colleen
Young Gaelic female
A colleen is a girl or young woman, borrowed from Irish Gaelic.
The word appears mainly in Irish contexts or when evoking Irish culture: The old songs spoke of fair colleens with dark hair.
Outside Ireland, it sounds quaint or literary. (Capitalized Colleen is a given name.)
lass
Youthful female
young woman · damsel · maid · miss · dear
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- endearmentsdarling, sweetheart, beloved, dear heart, treasure
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