colleens
Young Irish women
Colleens is the plural of colleen, an Irish word for a girl or young woman.
The term appears in Irish and Irish-American contexts, often with nostalgic or sentimental overtones: The old songs celebrated rosy-cheeked colleens.
Outside Irish settings, the word sounds quaint or affected.
Young women or girls
- maidensUnmarried young women
- girlsYoung female persons
- ErinPoetic name for Ireland
- shamrockThree-leafed Irish emblem
Emerald Isle · Celtic · Dublin · Gaelic · redhead · freckled · fair · bonny
Unmarried young women
- lassesYoung women or girls
- girlsYoung female persons
- adolescentsYouth approaching maturity
- teenagersPeople aged thirteen to nineteen
youthful · fresh-faced · innocent · blooming · daughters · schoolgirls · juveniles · youngsters
Treasured people or things
- dearsAffectionate plural address
- sweetheartsRomantic partners, affectionately named
- lassesYoung women or girls
- fair maidensAttractive young women
charming · winsome · demure · blushing · rosy-cheeked · fetching · comely · beauteous
lasses
Young women or girls
shamrock · Emerald Isle · Celtic · Dublin · Gaelic · redhead · freckled · fair · bonny · Irish dance
maidens
Unmarried young women
- lassesYoung women or girls
- girlsYoung female persons
- adolescentsYouth approaching maturity
teenagers · youthful · fresh-faced · innocent · blooming · daughters · schoolgirls · juveniles · youngsters · blossoming
darlings
Treasured people or things
- dearsAffectionate plural address
- sweetheartsRomantic partners, affectionately named
- lassesYoung women or girls
fair maidens · charming · winsome · demure · blushing · rosy-cheeked · fetching · comely · beauteous · gentle