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spéirbhean — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • babe noun A baby or very young child.
  • beauty noun The quality of being pleasing to look at or otherwise highly attractive.
  • bombshell noun A piece of news that is shocking or sensational.
  • stunner noun Someone or something remarkably beautiful, impressive, or shocking.

Senses

spéirbhean is used for these senses in English:

  • babe (slang) An attractive person, especially a young woman. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
  • bombshell (by extension) Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.
  • stunner (colloquial) A woman or man of stunning beauty or handsomeness (often, hyperbolic) , a knockout.

babe — full definition

  1. noun A baby or very young child.
  2. noun An informal, often affectionate term for a romantic partner or attractive person.

beauty — full definition

  1. noun The quality of being pleasing to look at or otherwise highly attractive.
  2. noun A person, especially a woman, who is strikingly attractive.
  3. noun A particularly good or satisfying example of something (informal).

Related Irish words