- A leanbh mo chroí (pro: "uh LAN-oo muh KHREE," where the "KH" is like the "ch" in "loch" or "Bach") Child of my heart.
- In French you don't really say "I miss you." You say " tu me manques " which is closer to "you are missing from me." I love that. You are a part of me, you are essential to my being, the air I breath.
- Anam Ċara " soul-friend " When you are blessed with an anam cara, the Irish believe, you have arrived at that most sacred place: home.
- saudade according to Portuguese writer Manuel de Melo: " a pleasure you suffer, an ailment you enjoy ."
- Caim " sanctuary " an invisible circle of protection, drawn around the body with the hand, that reminds you that you are safe and loved, even in the darkest times.
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