cailin

See also: cailín

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Diminutive of caile. Compare the much more common caileag.

Noun

cailin f (genitive singular cailine, plural cailinean)

1. (poetic) maiden, girl, young woman

   Synonyms: ainnir, gruagach, maighdeann, nighean, òigh

   Guma slàn a chì mi mo chailin dìleas donn

   Well may I behold my faithful brown-haired girl