noun
Colleen
kuh-LEEN
noun
1
Informal term for a girl or young woman, especially of Irish background.
"The song describes a colleen waiting by the shore."
Word Forms
colleens plural
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Etymology
From Irish cailín, meaning "girl" — the word itself, though widely used as a given name, isn't traditionally used as a first name in Ireland.