sheila

¹

[shee-luh]

noun

Australian Slang.

1. a girl or young woman.

Sheila

²

[shee-luh]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Celia.

sheila

/ ˈʃiːlə /

noun

1. old-fashioned,  an informal word for girl woman

Word History and Origins

Origin of sheila¹

Special use of proper name

Word History and Origins

Origin of sheila¹

C19: from the girl's name Sheila

Example Sentences

Staffing triggers are expected to increase throughout the rest of the week as paychecks remain held up, Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu said.

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The “Best Boeing salesman strikes again,” wrote Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu in a Monday report.

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John McArdle, who played Sheila's second husband Billy Corkhill, never thought he would have the opportunity to play the character again.

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But it was still a trip down memory lane as they became Sheila Corkhill and her ex-husband Bobby Grant once more, returning to the close that captured the hearts of so many viewers.

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Sheila chose to learn to do puzzles and crosswords while one of the French patients used them to help navigate the Paris Metro -- both tasks being more complex than reading alone.

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