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Banshee (from dictionary): Etymology: [ 'ban-(")shE, ban-' ] (noun.) 1771. From Irish bean sídhe, from Old Irish ben síde (“woman of the fairy mound”). The term banshee entered English in 1771.

- In Irish folklore, a female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.

- A banshee is a female spirit who warns you by her long, sad cry that someone in your family is going to die.

- A female spirit whose loud cry is believed to be heard when someone is going to die.

Stressing on the "female", pretty sure it skipped the father.