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Meaning:

Noun:

  • ''(modern, pejorative or affectionate)'' A working class, harsh-spoken woman, often unemployed (also ''mil-bag'').[http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/gmhp/dictionary/dictionary_m.shtml ''Give my Head Peace'']
  • ''(Northern Ireland, 19th Century, pejorative or affectionate)'' a mill-worker, usually a young, working class woman working in the factories of Ireland's linen industry.BBC Newsline broadcast 27th of May 2010

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Proper noun:

  • A diminutive of Mildred, Millicent, Emily, Amelia and Camilla, also used as a formal given name.

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