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

There have been “huge cultural and structural changes” since 2019, according to Sheila Cameron, chief executive of the Lloyd’s Market Association, a trade group.

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Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Democrat elected from south Florida, is accused of teaming up with her brother and others to keep a $5 million overpayment to her family's health care company for a COVID-19 vaccination staffing contract, the US Attorney's office said in a statement.

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Saudi Arabia is looking for about 48 jets, wrote Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu in a Tuesday report.

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By contrast, AAP's early success in Delhi hinged on anti-corruption campaigner Arvind Kejriwal personally contesting against Sheila Dikshit, the then chief minister of Delhi, a symbolic act that converted volunteers into voters.

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"Just then, Prince Andrei rocked up to Anna's joint. He was the pregnant sheila's hubby. Like his missus, he was pretty good looking himself."

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