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sheila

1 American  
[shee-luh] / ˈʃi lə /

noun

Australian Slang.
  1. a girl or young woman.


Sheila 2 American  
[shee-luh] / ˈʃi lə /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Celia.


sheila British  
/ ˈʃiːlə /

noun

  1. old-fashioned an informal word for girl woman

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sheila

Special use of proper name

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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?

From Time Magazine Archive

The three-year-old, who appears keen to follow in his big brother's footsteps, is the son of Lamine Yamal's mother Sheila Ebana.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Listen to the entire conversation with Sheila E. on “Everything Fab Four” and subscribe via Spotify, Apple, Google or wherever you’re listening.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu, in a note on Wednesday, said that global scheduled flights this week were down 1% on a year-over-year basis.

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

Aerospace could be a prime beneficiary of AI, according to Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

Sheila points again, at the top left corner.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

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