English Explanatory Dictionary

sheila

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A woman.
noun
  1. Alternative form of shayla.
name
  1. A female given name from Irish, popular in the UK from the 1920s to the 1950s; variant forms Shelagh, Sheelagh, Sheilagh, Sheela, Sile.
name
  1. Alternative form of Sheela.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃiːlə/ en-au-sheila.ogg

Word forms

sheila sheilas shayla

Etymology

From Sheila (“female given name”).

Synonyms

babe baggage bim bint bird bitch blone broad chick covess dame donna feme femme femoid frau frow gal gash gentlelady ginch hen ho huwoman lady maness mort mulier placket pussy queen she sheila skirt squaw thot tía twist vaginoid wan wife woman wommon womon womxn womyn wimmin

Antonyms

bloke boy bro broski bruh cat chap chappy chield cove covey dog [⇒ thesaurus] (slang) dawg dude fella fellow gadgie gate geezer gink gloak gome guy health homeboy homey joe lede nigga ninja omi pillicock punk rooster seg shalk wallah wer were wye
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