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mavourneen
\muh-VOO R-neen, -VAWR-, -VOHR-\

noun
1. Irish English. darling; dear.

Quotes
I love you, mavourneen, I love you as no one ever loved you before.
 -- E. M. Dell, "The Honourable Burford," The Novel Magazine, April–September 1906

Origin of mavourneen
Mavourneen comes from the Irish expression mo mhuirnín meaning "my darling." It entered English around 1800.