sheila

¹ American

[shee-luh] / ˈʃi lə /

noun

Australian Slang.

a girl or young woman.

Sheila ² American

[shee-luh] / ˈʃi lə /

noun

a female given name, form of Celia.

sheila British

/ ˈʃiːlə /

noun

old-fashioned an informal word for girl woman

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Rachel's a beaut-looking sheila, and she's fairly serious about acting, but what can you do with a script like that?

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