Sheila definition

shēlə
A girl or young woman.
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(name, person, proper) A feminine name.
noun
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(austral., n.z., informal) A girl or young woman.
noun
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(Australia, New Zealand, slang) A woman.
noun
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A female given name.
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Noun

Singular:
sheila
Plural:
sheilas

Origin of sheila

  • From the name Sheila

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Anglicized spelling of Síle, the Irish form of Cecilia.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Sheila (“female given name").

    From Wiktionary

Sheila Sentence Examples

  • The three main characters of Claude, Berger, and Sheila are members of the Tribe.

  • His mother Sheila and his father Ron decided to move the family back to Albuquerque when Neil Patrick was 15.

  • Founded by designer Sheila Vance, every sunglass Sama produces is imbued with luxury and exquisite, eye catching details.

  • Claude has been drafted into the Vietnam War, and he, Berger, and Sheila, fight against his drafting.

  • Chelsea and Sheila - No hook up here, but Chelsea expresses her interest in wanting to be more than houseguests with Sheila in season nine.

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