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- [kol-een, ko-leen]
- /ˈkɒl in, kɒˈlin/
- /kɒlˈiːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kol-een, ko-leen]
- /ˈkɒl in, kɒˈlin/
Definitions of colleen word
- noun colleen an Irish girl 3
- noun colleen a feminine name 3
- noun colleen a girl 3
- noun colleen a female given name: from an Irish word meaning “girl.”. 1
- noun colleen An Irish term for a girl or young woman. 1
- noun colleen Irish girl 1
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Origin of colleen
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30; < Irish cailín, equivalent to caile girl, wench + -ín diminutive suffix
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Parts of speech for Colleen
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
colleen popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
colleen usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for colleen
noun colleen
- woman — the female human being, as distinguished from a girl or a man.
- miss — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- virgin — a person who has never had sexual intercourse.
- lass — a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- lady — a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken: She may be poor and have little education, but she's a real lady.
Antonyms for colleen
noun colleen
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